Overnight pill may sharpen diagnosis of Hormone-Driven hypertension
NCT ID NCT06740838
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether taking one dose of dexamethasone at bedtime can make screening for primary aldosteronism more accurate in people already taking blood pressure medications. Primary aldosteronism is a condition where the adrenal gland makes too much aldosterone, causing high blood pressure that needs different treatment. About 240 adults aged 40-75 with high blood pressure and an adrenal nodule will take the dexamethasone test up to three times and collect urine samples to compare hormone levels.
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- Participants
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About 240 people
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- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who is studied
* patients of the one-day endocrine clinic of the Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine of the University Clinical Center of the Medical University of Gdansk, admitted for hormonal work-up due to an adrenal lesion, * study design is cross-sectional
- Ages
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40 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * suspected or diagnosed HT, * age between 40 and 75, * available aldosterone and renin result at the time of one-day clinic stay, * scheduled 1-mg-DXM test (indicated for possible mild autonomous cortisol secretion, MACS), * presence of an adrenal lesion with radiologic features of adrenocortical adenoma/hyperplasia. Exclusion Criteria: * baseline (pre-DXM) hyperreninemia (renin exceeding the upper limit of normal at the study site, i.e. 46.1 mIU/l, assay manufacturer: Diasorin), * baseline (pre-DXM) Ald\<3 ng/dl, * overt clinical and/or biochemical features of adrenal hormone deficiency or excess other than MACS (8 a.m. cortisolemia in the 50-140 nmol/l range in the 1-mg DXM test), * therapy with glucocorticoids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, hormonal replacement therapy, hormonal contraceptive therapy, and/or licorice intake, * established or suspected secondary HT other than due to PA, * comorbidities including: poorly controlled and/or other than type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), present and past alcohol abuse, obesity grade 3 (i.e. body mass index of at least 40 kg/m2), severe CV disease disqualifying a patient from chronic medication modification, active malignancy, decompensated autoimmune disease as well as an autoimmune disease associated with cardiovascular and/or renal complications, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) below 45 ml/min/1.73m2, poor physical condition, lack and withdrawal of consent for participation.
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Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, University Clinical Center, Medical University of Gdansk
RECRUITINGGdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, 80214, Poland
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