Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy and Safety of Once Daily Dosing of Aliskiren (300 mg (qd) Once a Day) to Twice Daily Dosing of Aliskiren (150 mg (Bid) Twice a Day) in Treating Moderate Hypertension.

Lead Sponsor:

Novartis

Conditions:

Essential Hypertension

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study will compare the safety and efficacy of once daily dosing of aliskiren to twice daily dosing of aliskiren in patients with moderate hypertension

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Have diagnosis of uncomplicated essential hypertension; newly diagnosed or who have not received antihypertension medication within 4 weeks of visit 1 must have an office cuff mean sitting Diastolic Blood pressure (msDBP) \> 100 mmHg and \< 110 mmHg at visit 1. If patient is receiving antihypertensive treatment, must have a cuff msDBP \> 95 mmHg and \< 110 mmHg at visit 1
  • Prior to randomization, all patients must have an office cuff msDBP \>or= 100 mmHg and \<or = 110 mmHg.

Exclusion

  • Participation in another aliskiren trial or previous treatment with aliskiren during last 6 months and who qualified to be randomized or enrolled into the active drug treatment period
  • Pregnant or nursing women
  • Women of child bearing potential unwilling to use protocol specific contraceptive methods
  • Office cuff blood pressure of msDBP ≥ 112 mmHg and/or mean sitting Systolic Blood Pressure (msSBP) ≥ 200 mmHg).
  • Secondary form of hypertension
  • History of heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA Class II, III and IV)
  • Previous history of hypertensive encephalopathy or stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), heart attack, coronary bypass surgery or any percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
  • Elevated Serum potassium (\> or = 5.3 mEq/L (mmol/L) at Visit 1
  • Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus not well controlled
  • Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

328 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00654875

Start Date

March 1 2008

End Date

November 1 2008

Last Update

June 28 2011

Active Locations (3)

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1

Investigative Site

Zanesville, Ohio, United States

2

Investigative Site

Frankfurt, Germany

3

Investigative Site

Valencia, Spain