Dr Wilkinson is the Southampton principle investigator in a national trial investigating a new non-invasive technique to treat high blood pressure. The study is being done locally at the NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, University Hospital Southampton. It is also being run at a number of other well known UK units. The trial is for people with uncontrolled blood pressure on maximum doses of at least three medications for blood pressure. It is looking at a method of using external ultrasound to reduce the nerve supply from the kidneys, which may lower blood pressure to safer levels. The trial is being run by a US company called Kona. If you would like further information then please contact Caroline Grabau on 023 8120 4989 or email UHS.SouthamptonCRF@uhs.net.

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