Effect of the Fixed Dose Combination Amlodipine/Valsartan on Central Aortic Blood Pressure in Uncontrolled Essential Hypertension With Amlodipine 5 mg

NCT00687973 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 393

Last updated 2011-03-11

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Summary

Assess that for an equivalent brachial blood pressure (BP)lowering, a fixed dose combination amlodipine/valsartan based regimen reduces central aortic BP pressure to a larger extent than an atenolol/amlodipine combination based regimen.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Valsartan/amlodipine 80/5 mg tablets

DRUG

Amlodipine 5 mg capsules

DRUG

Amlodipine 10 mg capsules

DRUG

Atenolol 50 mg tablets

DRUG

Atenolol 100 mg tablets

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Novartis Pharmaceuticals · Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-01-31
Primary Completion
2009-01-31
Completion
2009-01-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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