Status:

COMPLETED

Randomized, Open Labeled Clinical Trial to Compare the Effectiveness of Amlodipine/Valsartan vs Hydrochlorothiazide/Telmisartan on Glucose Tolerance in Patients With Hypertension With Metabolic Syndrome

Lead Sponsor:

Yonsei University

Conditions:

Hypertension

Eligibility:

All Genders

20+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Recent studies have demonstrated that RAS inhibitors/calcium channel blockers are superior to RAS inhibitors/diuretics for reducing cardiovascular outcomes in hypertension. As such, RAS inhibitors/cal...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • consent to the study
  • Male or Female ≥ 20 years
  • Patients taking less than 1 antihypertensive medications or not taking antihypertensive medications. Hypertension defined at the screening visit as follows): 140mmHg \< MSSBP or MSDBP \> 90mmHg at screening
  • Hypertensive patients with non diabetic metabolic syndrome will be enrolled. Metabolic syndrome is defined according to NCEP guideline. (3 or more than) ① Abdominal obesity: Waist circumference M ≥ 90cm, F ≥ 80cm
  • ② Hypertriglyceridaemia: Triglycerides ≥ 150mg/dL
  • ③ Low HDL cholesterol Men: HDL cholesterol ≤ 40mg/dL Women: HDL cholesterol ≤ 50mg/dL
  • ④ Elevated blood pressure (systolic blood pressure ≥ 130 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure ≥ 85 mmHg, or current use of antihypertensive drugs)
  • ⑤ Impaired fasting glucose: fasting plasma glucose ≥ 100 mg/dL
  • Patient not taking statin medication and if the patient had ate statin medication the last duration must be before 3 months.

Exclusion

  • • Women of child-bearing potential without a contraceptive measure
  • (Pregnant or nursing women
  • Known or suspected contraindications: history of allergy or hypersensitivity
  • History of clinically significant allergies including asthma and/or multiple drug allergies
  • Patients taking more than 2 antihypertensive medications
  • Patient taking statin medication and taking statin within 3 months
  • MSSBP \> 180 mmHg or MSDBP \> 110 mmHg at any time during the study
  • Evidence of a secondary form of hypertension)
  • History of hypertensive encephalopathy, cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack, myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) for 12 months prior to Visit 1
  • History of heart failure Grade II - IV according to the NYHA classification
  • Concomitant potentially life threatening arrhythmia or symptomatic arrhythmia
  • Concomitant unstable angina pectoris
  • Clinically significant valvular heart disease
  • Patients with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Evidence of hepatic disease as determined by one of the following: AST or ALT values ≥ 3 x UNL, a history of hepatic encephalopathy, history of esophageal varices, or history of portocaval shunt
  • Evidence of renal impairment as determined by one of the following: serum creatinine \>2mg/dL , history of dialysis, or history of nephrotic syndrome
  • Protein in U/A values 2+ ≤
  • Serum potassium values \< 3.2 or \> 5.2 mmol/L
  • History of malignancy of any organ system within the past 5 years, treated or untreated, including leukemia and lymphoma, as further defined in the full protocol
  • Chronic use of NSAIDs
  • Use of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors (COX-2 inhibitors
  • Use of niacin \> 100 mg/d
  • Use of loop diuretics
  • Use of statin shorter than 3 months
  • Inability to discontinue prior antihypertensive drugs as specified in the full protocol
  • persons directly involved in the execution of this protocol
  • Volume depletion based on the investigator's clinical judgment using vital signs, skin turgor, moistness of mucous membranes, and laboratory values
  • Any severe, life-threatening disease within the past five years

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

16 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01819220

Start Date

April 1 2009

End Date

November 1 2014

Last Update

June 10 2015

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Yonsei universty medical center

Seoul, Seoul, South Korea, 120-752