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Study identifier: NCT04752293 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Pediatric Hypertension and the Renin-Angiotensin SystEm (PHRASE)

Condition: Hypertension · Left Ventricular Hypertrophy · Left Ventricular Dysfunction  ·  Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences

PhaseN/A
Planned participants125
Who can joinAll sexes, 7 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteersYes

About this study

Studying the causal roles of components of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (including angiotensin-(1-7) (Ang-(1-7)), angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), Ang II, and ACE), uric acid, and klotho in pediatric hypertension and related target organ injury, including in the heart, kidneys, vasculature, and brain. Recruiting children with a new hypertension diagnosis over a 2-year period from the Hypertension and Pediatric Nephrology Clinics affiliated with Brenner Children's Hospital at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital. Healthy control participants will be recruited from local general primary care practices. Collecting blood and urine samples to analyze components of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (Ang-(1-7), ACE2, Ang II, ACE), uric acid, and klotho, and measuring blood pressure, heart structure and function, autonomic function, vascular function, and kidney function at baseline, year 1, and year 2. Objectives are to investigate phenotypic and treatment response variability and to causally infer if Ang-(1-7), ACE2, Ang II, ACE, uric acid, and klotho contribute to target organ injury due to hypertension.

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Talk to the study team

Andrew M South, MD, MS  ·  336.716.9640  ·  asouth@wakehealth.edu

Caroline B Lucas  ·  336.713.8038  ·  cblucas@wakehealth.edu

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Locations (1)

Wake Forest Health SciencesWinston-Salem, North Carolina, United StatesRecruiting

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