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Active, not recruitingNCT05198674Updated Oct 16, 2026

SPYRAL AFFIRM Global Study of RDN With the Symplicity Spyral RDN System in Subjects With Uncontrolled HTN

An interventional study of Renal Denervation (Symplicity Spyral™) in Hypertension, Vascular Diseases and Cardiovascular Diseases, sponsored by Medtronic Vascular. Active, not recruiting at 97 sites in 11 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-16.

Sponsored by Medtronic Vascular (part of Medtronic) · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1,899
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this single-arm interventional study is to evaluate the long-term safety, efficacy, and durability of the Symplicity Spyral system in subjects treated with renal denervation.

Additionally, long-term follow-up data will also be collected from eligible subjects previously treated in the SPYRAL PIVOTAL-SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED and SPYRAL HTN-ON MED studies.

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Conditions studied

  • Hypertension
  • Vascular Diseases
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Chronic Kidney Diseases
  • Diabetes Mellitus
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In context

Hypertension

6,114 studies on the registry are indexed under Hypertension; 912 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 1,899 is above the median of 100 across 4,575 interventional studies indexed under Hypertension.

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Lead sponsor

Medtronic Vascular is the lead sponsor of 60 studies on the registry; 7 are open to participants now.

Of its 6 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 6 (100%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Individual is diagnosed with hypertension and has a baseline office systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg
  2. Individual has a baseline office diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg
  3. Individual has an average systolic baseline home blood pressure ≥135 mmHg

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Individual lacks appropriate renal artery anatomy
  2. Individual has undergone prior renal denervation
  3. Individual has a documented condition that would prohibit or interfere with ability to obtain an accurate blood pressure measurement
  4. Individual requires chronic oxygen support or mechanical ventilation other than nocturnal respiratory support for sleep apnea
  5. Individual has an estimated (eGFR) of \<45
  6. Individual has one or more episode(s) of orthostatic hypotension
  7. Individual is pregnant, nursing or planning to become pregnant
  8. Individual has primary pulmonary hypertension
  9. Individual has documented type 1 diabetes mellitus or poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus with glycosylated greater than 8.0%
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².

Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
1,899 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Main Cohort: Renal Denervation

    Renal angiography and Renal Denervation (Symplicity Spyral™ multi-electrode renal denervation system)

    Device: Renal Denervation (Symplicity Spyral™)

Interventions

  • DeviceRenal Denervation (Symplicity Spyral™)

    Device: Symplicity Spyral™ multi-electrode renal denervation system. After a renal angiography according to standard procedures, subjects are treated with the renal denervation procedure.

    Also known as: Renal Angiography, Renal Denervation

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The Primary endpoint of office Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) change at 6 months.

    The Primary endpoint of office Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) change at 6 months will be assessed for all patients in the Main Study Cohort

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Office Systolic Blood Pressure change

    Time frame: From baseline to 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months post-procedure

  2. Home Blood Pressure change (Main Cohort Only)

    Time frame: From baseline to 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months post-procedure

  3. Change in blood pressure as measured by 24-hour ABPM

    Time frame: From baseline to 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months post-procedure

  4. Percent of subjects achieving blood pressure control as measured by OBP, HBP and ABPM

    Time frame: From baseline to 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months post-procedure

  5. Time subject's blood pressure is controlled

    Time frame: Procedure to 36 months post-procedure

  6. Change in number of anti-hypertensive medications taken from baseline

    Time frame: From baseline to 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months post-procedure

  7. Change from baseline in EQ-5D quality of life score

    Time frame: From baseline to 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months post-procedure

  8. Change from baseline in hypertension health status score

    Time frame: From baseline to 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months post-procedure

  9. Evaluate pre-specified subgroups (Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes Mellitus Type II, etc) as predictors for change in blood pressure as measured by OBP, HBP and ABPM

    Time frame: From baseline to 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months post-procedure

  10. Evaluation of slope of eGFR

    Time frame: From baseline to 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months post-procedure

  11. Incidence of events, including major adverse events

    Time frame: From baseline to 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months post-procedure

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Study locations

97 sites
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References and documents

Publications

  • Abid S, Mehta S, Munazzah F, Yager N, Baloch S, Hongalgi K. Renal Denervation: A New Era in the Management of Resistant Hypertension. Kidney360. 2025 Nov 1;6(11):2010-2016. doi: 10.34067/KID.0000000961. Epub 2025 Aug 13. PubMed 40802676 ↗
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Timeline

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Oct 2021 to primary completion in Mar 2026, 52 months.

Of 95 industry-sponsored interventional studies with no phase under Hypertension, half reached primary completion within 34 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 55. This study's 52 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 1,498 studies reached it within 23 months; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 41.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Nov 5, 2021
First posted
Jan 20, 2022
StartActual
Oct 20, 2021
Primary completionActual
Mar 5, 2026
CompletionEst.
Nov 30, 2029
Last update
Oct 16, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
Minor edits
Nothing that changes what the study is or who can join. Edited: verification date
1 update, last Oct 16, 2026
Show all 1 update
  1. Oct 16, 2026
    Minor edits only
    + 1 other change: verification date

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05198674
Lead sponsor
Medtronic Vascular
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 20, 2022
Start date
Oct 20, 2021
Primary completion
Mar 5, 2026
Completion
Nov 30, 2029 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 16, 2026

Study contacts

David Kandzari, MD
principal investigator · Piedmont Heart Institute
Felix Mahfoud, MD
principal investigator · Saarland University Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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