Adrenal surgery helps blood pressure in hormone disorder, but many still need meds
NCT ID NCT03648294
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 43 patients who had one adrenal gland removed to treat primary hyperaldosteronism, a condition where a hormone imbalance causes high blood pressure. Researchers checked blood pressure and medication use 1 month, 1 year, and many years after surgery. They found that some patients were cured (no meds, normal BP), some improved (fewer meds or better control), and some saw no change. The goal was to understand long-term results and what factors predict success.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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43 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2013
- Finished
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Jan 2017
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Between 2002 and 2013, the investigators evaluated all patients receiving adrenalectomy and extracted data on PAH patients. The diagnosis was made on the presence of hypertension (all stages combined), an autonomous hyperproduction of aldosterone and sometimes hypokalemia (n = 32). HTA was defined, in accordance with the recommendations of the Haute Autorité de Santé and the French Society of Arterial Hypertension (blood pressure greater than or equal to 140/90 mmHg)
- Ages
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25 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients \>25 years and \<80 years patients undergoing adrenalectomy for PA * All patients underwent preoperative: clinical evaluation (age, sex, height, weight, systolic and diastolic BP under treatment, identification of anti-hypertension treatment), biological evaluation (potassium, renin, aldosterone) and radiological evaluation (CT and/or MRI). Exclusion Criteria: * patients \<25 years * patients \> 80 years
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens-Picardie
Amiens, 80054, France
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