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NCT Number: NCT00386139

A Safety and Efficacy Trial of the Combination of Aliskiren / Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)(300/12.5 mg and 300/25 mg) Compared to Aliskiren 300 mg in Hypertensive Patients

Evaluate the diastolic blood pressure lowering effect of combination of aliskiren 300 mg and HCTZ (12.5 mg and 25 mg) in hypertensive patients who do not show sufficient blood pressure response to aliskiren 300 mg.

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Key information

Conditions

Hypertension Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Murmurs Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Systolic Murmurs Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Investigative Centers, Germany

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female outpatients 18 years old or older.
  • Patients with a diagnosis of hypertension.
  • Patients who are eligible and consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

  • Severe hypertension
  • Previous or current diagnosis of heart failure.
  • History of hypertensive encephalopathy or cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic cerebral attack (TIA), myocardial infarction, coronary bypass surgery, or any percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
  • Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Treatment and study plan

Aliskiren/HCTZ

Drug

Primary outcomes

  1. Mean Sitting Diastolic Blood Pressure lowering effect at baseline, and week 8.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Mean sitting systolic blood pressure (msDBP) lowering from baseline to week 8

  2. Safety and tolerability

  3. Proportion of patients achieving a blood pressure control target at week 8

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Novartis

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

An Eight-week Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of the Combination of Aliskiren / HCTZ (300/12.5 mg and 300/25 mg) in Comparison With Aliskiren 300 mg in Patients With Essential Hypertension Not Adequately Responsive to Aliskiren 300 mg Monotherapy

Important dates

Study start
2006
Primary completion
2007
Study completion
2007
First posted
Oct 11, 2006
Registry last updated
Feb 7, 2017

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