Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Nicolau I, Dendukuri N. Renal denervation for resistant hypertension. Montreal: Technology Assessment Unit of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). Report no. 72. 2013 Authors' objectives Renal denervation is used to control blood pressure in patients with resistant hypertension. The objective of this report is to summarize the literature on efficacy, effectiveness and safety of renal denervation for treatment of resistant hypertension, and to estimate the budget impact of this technology from the perspective of the MUHC. Authors' conclusions It is recommended that this technology receive temporary and conditional approval as follows:
There is agreement by the applicant and the divisional head that this technology be only applied in the context of a formal research study designed to further evaluate its efficacy or effectiveness and safety. The study should meet associated requirements of ethics committee approval and informed consent of subjects.
Although this research is partly sponsored by the manufacturer, the applicant should retain the rights of publication of any data generated.
Renal denervation procedures should be limited to a maximum of 20 per year and subsidized by the manufacturer as indicated above.
The question of permanent approval be reconsidered at a maximum of two years after the first procedure is completed. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Blood Pressures; Denervation; Hypertension; Kidney Language Published English Country of organisation Canada English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence Technology Assessment Unit of the MUHC, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, 5252 boul. de Maisonneuve, Bureau 3F.50, Montreal, Quebec H4A 3S5 Email: nandini.dendukuri@mcgill.ca AccessionNumber 32013000679 Date abstract record published 23/09/2013 |