Status:

COMPLETED

A Study to Describe Vascular and Renal Effects and Safety of Valsartan in Patients With High Blood Pressure

Lead Sponsor:

Novartis

Conditions:

Hypertension

Eligibility:

All Genders

30-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

One hundred twenty patients with arterial hypertension and albuminuria (some amount of albumin in urine) are given valsartan 80 mg and then160 mg to normalize blood pressure. Hydrochlorothiazide (diur...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Arterial hypertension without previous regular treatment
  • Urinary albumin excretion rate above 30 mg / 24h
  • 30-65 years old

Exclusion

  • Reno-vascular arterial hypertension
  • Therapy resistant edema
  • Chronic heart failure, angina pectoris
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Other protocol-defined exclusion criteria may apply

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

109 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00171353

Start Date

July 1 2004

End Date

September 1 2005

Last Update

November 8 2011

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Basel, Switzerland