E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Obesity associated arterial hypertension Metabolic syndrome associated arterial hypertension |
Hipertensão arterial associada à obesidade Hipertensão arterial associada à síndroma metabólica |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Arterial hypertension Obesity Metabolic syndrome |
Hipertensão arterial obesidade síndroma metabólica |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Body processes [G] - Immune system processes [G12] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
Compare the percentage of TCD4+, TCD8+, Th17 and T regulatory cells in the serum of hypertensive patients with obesity and/or metabolic syndrome (O/MS) associated hypertension before and after 24 weeks of cholecalciferol supplementation. |
Comparar percentagem de linfócitos TCD4+, TCD8+, Th17 e Tregs no soro de doentes com HTA associada a obesidade e/ou síndroma metabólica (O/SM) antes e após 24 semanas de suplementação com colecalciferol. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
1. Compare the metabolic profile (glutamine and glutamate concentrations) in the serum of hypertensive patients with O/MS associated hypertension before and after 24 weeks of cholecalciferol supplementation.
2. Compare the percentage of macrophages and T limphocytes in subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue of hypertensive patients with O/MS associated hypertension before and after 24 weeks of cholecalciferol supplementation.
3. Compare insulin-resistance indexes (HbA1c and visceral adiposity index) of hypertensive patients with O/MS associated hypertension before and after 24 weeks of cholecalciferol supplementation.
4. Characterize cardiac index, systemic vascular resistance index and thoracic fluid content in the patients studied before cholecalciferol supplementation.
5. Quantify salt consumption in the diet and correlate with Th17 and T regulatory cells percentage in the patients studied before cholecalciferol supplementation. |
1. Comparar o perfil metabólico sérico (concentrações de glutamina e glutamato) dos doentes com O/SM antes e após 24 semanas de suplementação com colecalciferol. 2. Comparar a percentagem de macrófagos e células T residentes no tecido adiposo abdominal subcutâneo antes e após 24 semanas de suplementação com colecalciferol. 3. Comparar índices de insulino-resistência (HbA1c e índice de adiposidade visceral) antes e após 24 semanas de suplementação com colecalciferol. 4. Caracterizar parâmetros hemodinâmicos dos doentes com HTA associada a O/SM antes do início de colecalciferol. 5. Quantificar consumo de sal na dieta e correlacioná-lo com a percentagem de células Th17 e células T reguladoras.
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
- Obtention of free and informed consent to participate, dated and signed by the participant - Free willing and availability to participate in the all course of the trial as well as to accomplish with all the procedures of the trial protocol - Hability to take autonomously oral medication and capacity to adhere to the therapeutic scheme proposed by the trial - In women of child-bearing potential use of efficacious contraception - Age between 45-65 years - Treated essential hypertension (systolic blood pressure ¿ 159 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure ¿ 99 mmHg) - Obesity (body mass index ¿ 30 Kg/m2) or metabolic syndrome by the International Diabetes Federation criteria |
- Obtenção de consentimento informado, livre e esclarecido, assinado e datado pelo doente - Vontade expressa e disponibilidade do doente para participar ao longo de toda a duração do ensaio clínico assim como para cumprir com os procedimentos descritos no protocolo - Capacidade para tomar medicação por via oral e demonstração de capacidade para aderir ao regime terapêutico proposto - Idade entre 45-65 anos - Em mulheres em idade fértil utilização obrigatória de método contracetivo eficaz - História de HTA essencial tratada (PA sistólica ¿ 159 mmHg e PA diastólica ¿ 99 mmHg) - Obesidade (índice de massa corporal ¿30 Kg/m2) ou síndroma metabólica pelos critérios da Federação Internacional de Diabetes |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
- Actual or previous medication with modulatores of the immune system (e.g. steroids, immunossupressive medication) - Actual treatment with antihistamines - Autoimmmune disease - Sarcoidosis - Active infectious or neoplasic disease - Other chronic infectious or inflammatory diseases (e.g. tuberculosis, diabetic foot, chronic viral hepatitis) - Glomerular filtration rate < 60 mL/min/1,73m2 - Vitamin D in plasma VD ¿ 30 ng/mL - Serum calcium > 10.5 mg/dL - Kidney stones or nephrocalcinosis - Active smoker - Active treatment with cholecalciferol before the beggining of the trial - Pregnacy, breastfeeding or non-utilization of efficacious contraceptive method - Intolerance to cholecalciferol - Simultaneous participation in another trial |
- Medicação atual ou anterior com imunomoduladores (p.e corticóides, fármacos imunossupressores) - Medicação atual com anti-histamínicos - Doenças autoimunes - Sarcoidose - Doenças infeciosas ou neoplásicas ativas - Outros processos infeciosos ou inflamatórios crónicos (por exemplo: tuberculose, pé diabético, hepatite viral crónica) - Taxa de filtração glomerular < 60 mL/min/1,73m2 - Doseamento de VD ¿ 30 ng/mL - Cálcio sérico > 10.5 mg/dL - Litíase renal ou nefrocalcinose - Status de fumador ativo - Terapêutica atual com colecalciferol antes do início do estudo - Gravidez, amamentação ou não utilização de método anticonceptivos - Intolerância ao colecalciferol - Participação simultânea noutro ensaio clínico
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Frequency of TCD4+, TCD8+, Th17 and T regulatory cells before and after 24 weeks of cholecalciferol supplemmentation. |
Frequência de linfócitos TCD4+, TCD8+, Th17 e Tregs antes e após 24 semanas de suplementação com colecalciferol. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
The timepoint for evaluation of the defined end point is 24 weeks after the beginning of cholecalciferol supplementation. |
A avaliação do endpoint definido será feita 24 semanas após o início da suplementação com colecalciferol. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
- Frequency of T limphocytes and macrophages in the subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue before and after 24 weeks cholecalciferol supplementation. - Variation of metabolic profiles (glutamine and glutamate) before and after 24 weeks cholecalciferol supplementation. - Variation of insulin-resistance indexes (HbA1c and visceral adiposity index) before and after 24 weeks cholecalciferol supplementation. |
- Frequência de linfócitos T e macrófagos no tecido adiposo subcutâneo abdominal antes e após suplementação com colecalciferol. - Variação dos espectros metabólicos (concentração de glutamina e glutamato) antes e após colecalciferol. - Variação dos índices de insulino-resistência (HbA1c e índice de adiposidade visceral) antes e após suplementação com colecalciferol.
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
The timepoint for evaluation of the defined end points is 24 weeks after the beginning of cholecalciferol supplementation. |
24 semanas após o início de colecalciferol. |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | No |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | No |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Yes |
E.8.2.3.1 | Comparator description |
Medicação anti-hipertensora habitual. |
Usual anti-hypertensive medication. |
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E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| Yes |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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LVLS |
Última visita do último doente. |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |