Na-Phenylbutyrate VAscular Trial

NCT ID: NCT06645769

Last Updated: 2025-06-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

EARLY_PHASE1

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-12-01

Study Completion Date

2028-01-01

Brief Summary

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This study will investigate if the drug sodium phenylbutyrate (NaPB) impacts blood pressure and vascular function in healthy volunteers and in patients with diabetes.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Diabetes

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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NaPB administration

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sodium Phenylbutyrate

Intervention Type DRUG

will be compared to placebo

Placebo control

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

will be compared to NaPB

Interventions

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Sodium Phenylbutyrate

will be compared to placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

will be compared to NaPB

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Over 18 years of age and less than 60.
* Healthy subjects will have no history of diabetes or prediabetes.
* Diabetes subjects can be either insulin dependent or not.
* Able to provide written consent and to comply with the procedures of the study protocol.

Exclusion Criteria

* Age \<18 or \>60
* Pregnant or lactating women.
* Subjects with hypertension or taking any vasodilatory medications, any steroidal drugs, haloperidol, or valproic acid.
* Patients with congestive heart failure, severe renal insufficiency, hepatic failure, or known sodium retention with oedema.
* Active alcohol or substance abuse.
* Use of tobacco within the previous six months.
* Unble to provide written consent and to comply with the procedures of the study protocol.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Pennsylvania

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Zoltan Arany, MDPHD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Pennsylvania

Central Contacts

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Claire Brady

Role: CONTACT

8573344274

References

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Murashige D, Jung JW, Neinast MD, Levin MG, Chu Q, Lambert JP, Garbincius JF, Kim B, Hoshino A, Marti-Pamies I, McDaid KS, Shewale SV, Flam E, Yang S, Roberts E, Li L, Morley MP, Bedi KC Jr, Hyman MC, Frankel DS, Margulies KB, Assoian RK, Elrod JW, Jang C, Rabinowitz JD, Arany Z. Extra-cardiac BCAA catabolism lowers blood pressure and protects from heart failure. Cell Metab. 2022 Nov 1;34(11):1749-1764.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.09.008. Epub 2022 Oct 11.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 36223763 (View on PubMed)

Vanweert F, Neinast M, Tapia EE, van de Weijer T, Hoeks J, Schrauwen-Hinderling VB, Blair MC, Bornstein MR, Hesselink MKC, Schrauwen P, Arany Z, Phielix E. A randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial for pharmacological activation of BCAA catabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes. Nat Commun. 2022 Jun 18;13(1):3508. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-31249-9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 35717342 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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R01HL152446

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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NAPVAT

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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