Status:

COMPLETED

Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of a Vaccine Against Essential Hypertension

Lead Sponsor:

Cytos Biotechnology AG

Conditions:

Mild Essential Hypertension

Moderate Essential Hypertension

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-69 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The study medication CYT006-AngQb is a vaccine, consisting of angiotensin II (Ang II), the naturally occurring octapeptide coupled onto the surface of virus-like particles (VLP). This form of presenti...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension (Grade I and Grade II) with mean sitting office SBP =140-179 mmHg and/or mean sitting office DBP = 90 -109 mmHg on 2 consecutive visits (screening and V1).
  • Daytime blood pressure above threshold for definition of hypertension in the baseline ABPM measurement (SBP \>135 mmHg).
  • Stable baseline blood pressure confirmed on 2 consecutive visits (screening and V1). (Changes \<20mmHg for sitting office SBP and \<10mmHg for mean sitting office DPB).
  • Patients without current antihypertensive therapy. Patients on previous mono-antihypertensive therapy, who can safely stop their medication
  • Patient is willing and able to comply with all trial requirements and procedures.

Exclusion

  • Patients with "very high added risk" according to 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Arterial Hypertension (Journal of Hypertension, 2007, 25:1105- 1187), i.e. those with:grade III hypertension (mean sitting office SBP
  • 180mmHg and/or meansitting DBP ≥110mmHg/history or presence of established cardiovascular or renal disease (Ischemic stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, transient ischemic attack)/ Myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, coronary re-vascularization/ clinically relevant heart failure (NYHA class II-IV)/ Peripheral artery disease/ Diabetic nephropathy
  • Electrocardiographic confirmed left ventricular hypertrophy
  • Increased plasma creatinine
  • Diabetes mellitus type I, history, presence or new diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type II.
  • Postural hypotension at screening
  • Arrhythmias that would interfere with the oscilloscopic measurement of the blood pressure.
  • Known autoimmune disease.
  • Severe allergy.
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
  • Women in childbearing age that are not surgically sterilized.
  • Patients with a history or current positive test for HIV infection, AIDS, or other immunosuppressive disorders; hepatitis B or C.
  • Current diagnosis or history of malignancy.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

83 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00710372

Start Date

June 1 2008

End Date

November 1 2010

Last Update

November 15 2010

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Cytos Biotechnology (Sponsor's Headquarter)

Schlieren, Switzerland, CH-8952