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Efficacy and Safety of Aliskiren/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide in Patients With Moderate-Severe Hypertension

Information source: Novartis
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on February 12, 2009
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Moderate-Severe Hypertension

Intervention: Aliskiren 150/Amlodipine 5 mg, 300/10 mg (Drug); Aliskiren 150/Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg, 300/25 mg (Drug); Amlodipine 150/Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg, 10/25 mg (Drug); Aliskiren 150/Amlodipine 5/Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg, 300/10/25 mg (Drug)

Phase: Phase 3

Status: Recruiting

Sponsored by: Novartis

Overall contact:
Novartis, Phone: 862-778-8300

Summary

Evaluate the efficacy (blood pressure lowering effect) and safety of Aliskiren/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide in patients with moderate to severe Hypertension.

Clinical Details

Official title: An 8 Week, Double-Blind, Randomized, Parallel Group, Active-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of the Combination of Aliskiren /Amlodipine / HCTZ in Patients With Moderate to Severe Hypertension

Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Primary outcome: Vital signs at every visit

Secondary outcome:

Vital signs at every visit

Adverse events at every visit

24-hour ambulatory blood pressure measurement of a subset of patients at Day 1 and Day 56 (end of study)

Changes in biomarker assessments (PRA, PRC) at Day 1 and Day 56 in subset of patients

Pharmacokinetics

Eligibility

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: N/A. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male or female

- 18 years of age or older

- Diagnosis of moderate to severe hypertension

Exclusion Criteria:

- Continued use of anti-hypertensive medicines or use of 4 or more hypertensive

medicines at study start

- Extremely elevated (defined) blood pressure at any point during the study

- Pregnant or lactating women

- Pre-menopausal women not taking accepted form of birth control

- History or evidence of secondary form of hypertension

- History of cardiovascular conditions

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Locations and Contacts

Novartis, Phone: 862-778-8300

Investigative Site, Sydney, Australia; Recruiting
Novartis, Phone: 862-778-8300

Investigative Site, Ottawa, Canada; Recruiting
Novartis, Phone: 862-778-8300

Investigative Site, Copenhagen, Denmark; Recruiting
Novartis, Phone: 862-778-8300

Investigative Site, Berlin, Germany; Recruiting
Novartis, Phone: 862-778-8300

Investigative Site, Jerusalem, Israel; Recruiting
Novartis, Phone: 862-778-8300

Investigative Site, Rome, Italy; Recruiting
Novartis, Phone: 862-778-8300

Investigative Site, Riga, Latvia; Recruiting
Novartis, Phone: 862-778-8300

Investigative Site, Vilnius, Lithuania; Recruiting
Novartis, Phone: 862-778-8300

Investigative Site, Bucharest, Romania; Recruiting
Novartis, Phone: 862-778-8300

Investigative Site, Pretoria, South Africa; Recruiting
Novartis, Phone: 862-778-8300

Investigative Site, Stockholm, Sweden; Recruiting
Novartis, Phone: 862-778-8300

Investigative Site, Ankara, Turkey; Recruiting
Novartis, Phone: 862-778-8300

Investigative Site, Denver, Colorado, United States; Recruiting
Novartis, Phone: 862-778-8300

Additional Information

Starting date: September 2008
Last updated: October 2, 2008

Page last updated: February 12, 2009

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