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ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING
NCT05630612
PHASE2

ETA and AT1 Antagonism in ANCA-vasculitis (SPARVASC)

Sponsor: University of Edinburgh

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Summary

ANCA-associated vasculitis is an autoimmune disease that causes damage to blood vessels. This leads to organ damage with the number of organs affected and the severity of damage varying significantly between patients. Vasculitis patients also have a very high risk of heart attacks and strokes, called cardiovascular disease. A chemical called 'endothelin', produced by the blood vessels, causes vessels to stiffen and raises blood pressure and this associates with cardiovascular risk. The investigators have previously shown that by blocking the effects of endothelin you reduce vessel stiffness, lower blood pressure and improve vessel function. However, these studies only blocked endothelin for a few hours. Now, the investigators would like to see if it is possible to maintain these benefits by blocking endothelin for longer. Sparsentan is a tablet that blocks endothelin and lowers blood pressure. The investigators plan to give sparsentan to patients with vasculitis for 6 weeks. To determine if any beneficial effects of sparsentan are due to blood pressure lowering the investigators will give another group of vasculitis patients a tablet called irbesartan which lowers blood pressure but does not block endothelin. The investigators will compare the results between the two groups.

Official title: Effects of Simultaneous ETA & AT1 Receptor Antagonism on Endothelial Function & Vascular Stiffness in ANCA-associated Vasculitis (SPARsentan in VASCulitis - SPARVASC)

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - Any

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

32

Start Date

2022-12-08

Completion Date

2027-09-01

Last Updated

2025-08-24

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

DRUG

Sparsentan

6 weeks of treatment with sparsentan or irbesartan. This will be administered in a double-blind fashion.

Locations (1)

Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Queen's Medical Research Institute, 47 Little France Crescent

Edinburgh, United Kingdom