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Blood Pressure and Weight Trajectory on a Dual Antihypertensive Combination Plus Sibutramine Versus Placebo in Obese Hypertensives

Information source: Abbott
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on June 20, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Obesity; Hypertension

Intervention: sibutramine (Drug); sibutramine (Drug); verapamil/trandolapril (Drug); metoprolol/HCT (Drug); felodipine/ramipril (Drug)

Phase: Phase 3

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: Abbott

Summary

To study the effect of sibutramine treatment on weight reduction and blood pressure improvement in three groups with antihypertensive therapy whose blood pressure was not adequately controlled with antihypertensive combination treatment.

Clinical Details

Official title: Blood Pressure and Weight Trajectory on a Dual Antihypertensive Combination Plus Sibutramine Versus Placebo in Obese Hypertensives

Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Parallel Assignment

Primary outcome:

Systolic Blood Pressure

Diastolic Blood Pressure

Eligibility

Minimum age: 20 Years. Maximum age: 65 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Treated essential hypertension.

- Obesity: BMI 27-35 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

- Secondary hypertension.

- Stage 3 hypertension.

- Secondary obesity; BMI > 35kg/m2.

- CAD; MI within past 6 months; NYHA stage 3 or 4 heart failure; tachyarrhythmia/atrial

fibrillation; myocarditis.

- Kidney failure.

- Liver failure.

- Hyperthyroidism.

- Unstable DM.

- Carcinoma.

- Severe chronic infectious disease.

- Alcohol or drug abuse.

- Pregnancy.

- Epilepsy.

- Psychosis or treatment with antidepressants or major tranquilizers

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Additional Information

Starting date: February 2002
Last updated: May 16, 2008

Page last updated: June 20, 2008

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