NCT00262236
Completed
Phase 3
A Twelve-week, Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel-group, Multicenter, Dose Escalation Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Aliskiren Administered Alone and in Combination With Atenolol in Patients With Essential Hypertension
ConditionsHypertension
DrugsAliskiren
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Hypertension
- Sponsor
- Novartis
- Enrollment
- 693
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change from baseline in diastolic blood pressure after 12 weeks
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 9 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This is a study for people diagnosed with hypertension to compare the safety and effectiveness of aliskiren alone and in combination with atenolol. Each patient will be in the study for 12 weeks.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Outpatients 18 years of age and older.
- •Patients with essential hypertension.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Severe hypertension, Current diagnosis of heart failure, History or evidence of a secondary form of hypertension, Participation in any investigational drug study within one month of planned participation,
- •Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change from baseline in diastolic blood pressure after 12 weeks
Secondary Outcomes
- Diastolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg or a reduction of > 10 mmHg after 12 weeks
- Blood pressure of < 140/90 mmHg after 12 weeks
- Change from baseline in systolic blood pressure after 12 weeks
Study Sites (1)
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