Massive study aims to rewrite the rules for malignant hypertension
NCT ID NCT03755726
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is building a large database of 1,200 people with malignant hypertension, a severe form of high blood pressure that can damage organs quickly. Researchers will track patients for five years to learn how the disease behaves today and how doctors treat it. The goal is to update the definition and diagnosis of the condition, and eventually set the stage for better clinical trials and treatment recommendations.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could lead to better diagnostic criteria and more effective treatment guidelines for malignant hypertension.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It will not directly test any new therapy, and results may take years to influence patient care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2019
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2034
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with malignant hypertension
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Malignant hypertension according to the classic definition (Severe hypertension, above 180/110 associated with severe hypertensive retinopathy) * Severe hypertension (above 180/110) associated with acute damage of 3 target organ due to high blood pressure Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years old * Patients who cannot freely give their consent, or patients who refuse to participate * Dialysis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
37 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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APHP Bichat
RECRUITINGParis, 75877, France
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Avicenne APHP
RECRUITINGBobigny, 93009, France
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CH Martigues
RECRUITINGMartigues, 13500, France
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CH Métropole
RECRUITINGChambéry, 73011, France
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CH d'Annecy
RECRUITINGAnnecy, France
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CH de Chalon sur Saone
RECRUITINGChalon-sur-Saône, France
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CH de Dinard
RECRUITINGDinard, 35800, France
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CH de Libourne
RECRUITINGLibourne, 33505, France
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CH de PAU
RECRUITINGPau, 64000, France
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CH de St Nazaire
RECRUITINGSaint-Nazaire, 44606, France
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CH de Valenciennes
RECRUITINGValenciennes, France
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CH de la côte Basque
RECRUITINGBayonne, 64109, France
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CHRU de Lille
RECRUITINGLille, 59037, France
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CHU - Hôpital Laennec
RECRUITINGNantes, 44800, France
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CHU - Hôpital St André
RECRUITINGBordeaux, 33000, France
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CHU Michallon
RECRUITINGGrenoble, 38043, France
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CHU de Clermont FERRAND
RECRUITINGClermont-Ferrand, France
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CHU de Montellier
RECRUITINGMontpellier, France
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CHU de Pointe à Pitre
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPitres, 97159, France
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CHU de Poitiers
RECRUITINGPoitiers, 86021, France
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CHU de ROUEN
RECRUITINGRouen, 76000, France
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CHU de Rennes
RECRUITINGRennes, 35033, France
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CHU de St Etienne
RECRUITINGSaint-Etienne, 42055, France
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CHU de Strasbourg
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, 67000, France
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CHU de Toulouse Rangueil
RECRUITINGToulouse, 31059, France
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CHU de Tours
RECRUITINGTours, 37044, France
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Clinique Vert Coteau
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13012, France
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Clinique sainte Clotilde
RECRUITINGSaint-Denis, 97400, France
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Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Hopital de la conception
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13385, France
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Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou
RECRUITINGParis, 75015, France
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Hôpital Henri Mondor
RECRUITINGCréteil, France
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Hôpital Saint Joseph
RECRUITINGParis, 75014, France
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Hôpital Tenon
RECRUITINGParis, France
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National Institute of Cardiology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWarsaw, Poland
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Pôle Santé Sud
RECRUITINGLe Mans, France
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hôpital de Haguenau
RECRUITINGHaguenau, 67504, France