New hope for stubborn high blood pressure: experimental drug SAL0140 enters phase 2 trial
NCT ID NCT07654140
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests an experimental drug called SAL0140 in people whose high blood pressure remains high despite current treatments. About 252 adults aged 18-75 with uncontrolled hypertension will receive either the drug or a placebo for 12 weeks. The goal is to see if SAL0140 safely lowers blood pressure more than a placebo.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 252 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- 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: 1. Patients 18-75 years old, male or female. 2. Mean seated systolic blood pressure (msSBP) at screening was ≥140 mmHg and \<180 mmHg. 3. Meet either item A or B at screening: A. Uncontrolled hypertension (uHTN); B. Resistant hypertension (rHTN). 4. Mean seated systolic blood pressure (msSBP) prior to randomization was ≥140 mmHg and \<180 mmHg. 5. Voluntarily participate in this study and sign the informed consent form. 6. Agree to comply with contraception and fertility restrictions of this study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Severe hypertension (msSBP ≥ 180 mmHg and/or msDBP ≥ 110 mmHg); malignant hypertension, hypertensive emergency, hypertensive crisis, hypertensive encephalopathy, etc. 2. Compliance with study drug during the run-in period was less than 80% or greater than 120%. 3. Hypertension complicated with the following conditions: acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, stroke. 4. Positive results for any of human immunodeficiency virus antibody (HIV), hepatitis C virus antibody (HCV), treponema pallidum antibody (TP); or positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) with HBVDNA ≥ 1000 IU/mL. 5. Patients with active malignant tumors. 6. Patients receiving hemodialysis or adhering to strict salt restriction therapy. 7. History of adrenal insufficiency. 8. History of solid organ or bone marrow transplantation. 9. Gastrointestinal diseases or post-gastrointestinal surgery. 10. Known or suspected hypersensitivity to aldosterone synthase inhibitors; known or suspected contraindications or hypersensitivity to background medications. 11. History of drug abuse or alcohol abuse. 12. Blood donation or significant blood loss.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Anzhen Hospital Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100029, China
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