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Pharmacokinetic Drug Interaction Study Following co-Administration of Valsartan, Hydrochlorothiazide and Amlodipine in Patients With Hypertension

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

Condition(s) targeted: Hypertension

Intervention: Valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) (Drug); Valsartan/amlodipine (Drug); Amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide(HCTZ) (Drug); Valsartan/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide(HCTZ) (Drug)

Phase: Phase 3

Status: Recruiting

Sponsored by: Novartis

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Novartis, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Novartis investigative site

Overall contact:
Novartis, Phone: +41613241111

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine potential pharmacokinetic drug-drug interaction when three drugs (valsartan, amlodipine, and hydrochlorothiazide) are co-administered.

Clinical Details

Official title: A Multi-Center, Multiple Dose, Open-Label, Four-Cohort, Parallel Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetic Drug Interaction Following co-Administration of Valsartan, Hydrochlorothiazide and Amlodipine in Patients With Hypertension.

Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Pharmacokinetics Study

Primary outcome: Potential drug interaction and effect on blood level of drugs when co-administered for 17 days

Secondary outcome: Safety and tolerability of co-administered assessed by capturing adverse events and safety laboratory

Eligibility

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: 60 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients diagnosed as hypertensive

- Untreated confirmed hypertensive patients (consistent SBP >140 mm Hg or DBP >90 mm

Hg)

- Uncontrolled hypertensive patients (Consistent SBP >140 mm Hg or DBP >90 mm Hg) on one

drug therapy.

- Uncontrolled hypertensive patients (Consistent SBP >140 mm Hg or DBP >90 mm Hg) on two

drug therapy.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Inability to switch from all prior antihypertensive medications safely as required by

the protocol.

- Need for drugs other than study drugs at the time of baseline.

- Patients with SBP ≥ 180 mmHg and/or DBP ≥ 110 mmHg at screening.

- Patients on four or more antihypertensive drugs at screening.

- Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women.

- Patients with diabetes mellitus

- Patients with heart diseases and any other disease

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Locations and Contacts

Novartis, Phone: +41613241111

Novartis Investigative Site, Ahmedabad, India; Recruiting
Novartis, Phone: +41 61 324 1111

Novartis investigative site, Mehasana, India; Recruiting
Novartis, Phone: +41 61 324 1111

Novartis investigative site, Bangalore, India; Recruiting
Novartis, Phone: +41 61 324 1111

Novartis Investigative site, Mangalore, India; Recruiting
Novartis, Phone: +41 61 324 1111

Novartis Investigative site, Hyderabad, India; Recruiting
Novartis, Phone: +41 61 324 1111

Additional Information

Starting date: September 2007
Ending date: January 2008
Last updated: January 14, 2008

Page last updated: June 20, 2008

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