Virtual doppelgänger may help pick right patients for kidney nerve treatment
NCT ID NCT07462572
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study will test whether a personalized computer model, called a 'digital twin,' can predict which patients with high blood pressure will respond to a procedure called renal denervation. The study will enroll 60 people, including those with resistant hypertension, untreated hypertension starting medication, and those with a hormone condition called primary aldosteronism. Researchers will build each patient's digital twin from routine test results and see if it can accurately forecast blood pressure changes three months after treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- digital twin computer model
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors personalize treatment decisions for high blood pressure, reducing unnecessary procedures and improving outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study (60 participants) that is not yet recruiting. The digital twin is a new tool and may not accurately predict responses in real-world settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
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 included in this study are recruited from the active patient population regularly seen in outpatient consultations or during hospitalization at the Hypertension Unit or the Pharmacology Unit of the Georges Pompidou European Hospital (Paris - France)
- Ages
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18 to 90 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.
General inclusion criteria: * Age between 18 and 90 years for both sexes. * Patient information and verbal non-opposition expressed by the patient, recorded in writing on the non-opposition form by the investigator. * Patients affiliated with social security or an equivalent scheme. Specific inclusion criteria: Patients with clinical indication for RDN: * Stable treatment for at least 1 month. * Clinical indication for RDN according to current recommendations or clinical judgment, as part of routine care. Patients with untreated primary hypertension: * Treatment-naïve hypertensive patients or continuous antihypertensive treatment for \< 6 months. * Office BP \>140/90 mmHg in repeated measures or office BP \>140/90 mmHg in a single visit and home BP or daytime 24h-ABPM BP \>135/85 mmHg. * Clinical indication to start antihypertensive treatment. Patients with clinical indication to surgical adrenalectomy: * Confirmed diagnosis of primary aldosteronism according to current guidelines. * Clinical indication for monoliteral surgical adrenalectomy. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy. * Presence of skin irritation or non-intact skin at sensor attachment sites (sternum, chest, finger) preventing the possibility to pose sensors. * Known allergies to ultrasound gel, adhesives, Ag/AgCl electrodes, metals, or plastics.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hypertension Unit - Georges Pompidou European Hospital
Paris, France
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Pharmacology Unit - Georges Pompidou European Hospital
Paris, France
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