Propranolol for Epistaxis in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Patients
Summary
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is a genetic disorder of angiogenesis associated with disabling epistaxis. Management of these nose bleedings requires more effective treatment. Propranolol, a beta-blocker, is a potentially useful therapeutic considering its anti-angiogenic properties. Our objective is to explore the efficacy of propranolol, three months after its introduction, on the cumulative duration of epistaxis in HHT patients.
Description
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare systemic autosomal dominantly inherited disorder of angiogenesis. Its major feature is the occurrence in 90% of patients of spontaneous and recurrent epistaxis responsible for iron deficiency and chronic anemia. Various conservative and interventional treatments have been described for these conditions, but no optimal therapy exists. Inhibiting angiogenesis process is an interesting therapeutic option. Propranolol, a non-cardio-selective beta-blocker, could represent a new candidate for the therapy of HHT telangiectasia as it suppresses angiogenesis in vitro. This anti-angiogenic property is well-known in pediatric dermatology, since C. Léauté-Labrèze and al. have demonstrated a great improvement of infantile hemangioma undergoing propranolol treatment. At the University Hospital Center of Bordeaux, the investigators assessed in a preliminary study the efficacy of propranolol for HHT epistaxis. Nine of ten patients receiving propranolol for cardiologic or neurologic indications, retrospectively analyzed, significantly improved their Epistaxis Severity Score. Ten patients were then prospectively included and after 3 months of propranolol treatment, the median duration of epistaxis per month significantly decreased (p=0,007) as well as the number of epistaxis episodes per month (p=0,015).
To confirm these results, the investigators would like to study the efficacy of propranolol given per os at the dose of 40 mg twice a day for a three-months period, in comparison to a placebo. Throughout the study, patients will complete specific grids recording the number of epistaxis episodes per month and the cumulative duration of nose bleedings. A follow-up of 6 months will be done (4 visits after inclusion), recording clinical and biological data and monitoring the tolerance of treatment.
Study Design
Conditions
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Intervention
Propranolol treatment, Placebo
Location
CHU de Bordeaux - service de médecine interne
Bordeaux
France
Status
Not yet recruiting
Source
University Hospital, Bordeaux
Results (where available)
Links
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT04113187
- ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on October 07, 2019
Published on BioPortfolio: 2019-10-08T08:47:31-0400
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Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic
An autosomal dominant vascular anomaly characterized by telangiectases of the skin and mucous membranes and by recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding. This disorder is caused by mutations of a gene (on chromosome 9q3) which encodes endoglin, a membrane glycoprotein that binds TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA.
Endoglin
A membrane glycoprotein and ANGIOGENESIS FACTOR that is expressed by cells of the VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; and MONOCYTES. It functions as a co-receptor for TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA and modulates CELL ADHESION. Mutations in the endoglin gene are associated with cases of HEREDITARY HEMORRHAGIC TELANGIECTASIA.
Propranolol
A widely used non-cardioselective beta-adrenergic antagonist. Propranolol has been used for MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ARRHYTHMIA; ANGINA PECTORIS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MIGRAINE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; and ANXIETY but adverse effects instigate replacement by newer drugs.
Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral
A group of viral diseases of diverse etiology but having many similar clinical characteristics; increased capillary permeability, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia are common to all. Hemorrhagic fevers are characterized by sudden onset, fever, headache, generalized myalgia, backache, conjunctivitis, and severe prostration, followed by various hemorrhagic symptoms. Hemorrhagic fever with kidney involvement is HEMORRHAGIC FEVER WITH RENAL SYNDROME.
Timolol
A beta-adrenergic antagonist similar in action to PROPRANOLOL. The levo-isomer is the more active. Timolol has been proposed as an antihypertensive, antiarrhythmic, antiangina, and antiglaucoma agent. It is also used in the treatment of MIGRAINE DISORDERS and tremor.
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