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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2006-006436-22-IT
EUCTR2006-006436-22-ITActive, not recruitingNot Applicable

A multicenter Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Nifedipine GITS ? Telmisartan Combination in Blood Pressure Control and Beyond: comparison of two strategies. - TALENT

BAYER0 sites400 target enrollmentStarted: June 5, 2007Last updated:
Conditions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Active, not recruiting
Sponsor
BAYER
Enrollment
400

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • - Hypertension (office systolic blood pressure > 135 mmHg), untreated or poorly controlled but stable antihypertensive regimen for >= 4 weeks - Presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus or target organ damage (echocardiographic or electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy or microalbuminuria ) - Presence of a metabolic syndrome, i.e at least two of the following: (a) impaired glucose tolerance (fasting plasma glucose 110 ? 125 mg/dl) (b) raised serum triglycerides (>= 150 mg/dl) (c) low HDL cholesterol (males: < 40 mg/dl, females: < 50 mg/dl) (d) waist circumference >102 cm in men and >88 cm in women - Age: 18-75 years - Negative pregnancy test in females - Written informed consent
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
  • F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
  • F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
  • F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

  • - Ongoing treatment with the following drugs: ACE-inhibitors (e.g. captopril, benazepril, enalapril, lisinopril, fosinopril, ramipril, perindopril, quinapril, moexipril, and trandolapril), AT1-antagonists (e.g. losartan, candesartan, eprosartan, telmisartan) or calcium-antagonists (e.g. amlodipine, felodipine, isradipine, nifedipine, nimodipine) that cannot be withdrawn. - Concomitant treatment with other antihypertensive medication that cannot be safely withdrawn at entry. - Concomitant treatment with known cytochrome P450-3A4 inhibitors (e.g cimetidine, anti-HIV protease inhibitors e.g. ritonavir, azole anti-mycotics eg. Ketoconazole, digoxin, quinidine, tacrolimus) or inducers such as anti-epileptic drugs (eg. phenytoin, carbamazepine and phenobarbitone) or rifampicin - Concomitant treatment with potassium sparing diuretics. - Malignant, severe or labile essential hypertension, orthostatic hypotension - Cardiovascular shock - Evidence of secondary form of hypertension, including coarctation of the aorta, hyperaldosteronism, renal artery stenosis or pheochromocytoma - Myocardial infarction or unstable angina within the previous 12 months - Severe cardiac valve disease - Severe rhythm or conduction disorder: - bradycardia on physical examination at rest (HR < 50/min) - tachycardia on physical examination at rest (HR > 100/min) - frequent complex ventricular arrythmias - atrial fibrillation - intraventricular conduction disorders, Wolf Parkinson White syndrome - sino-atrial, second degree or third degree A-V block - baseline QTc > 450 msec - Cerebrovascular ischaemic event (stroke, transient ischaemic attack) within the previous 12 months - History of intra-cerebral haemorrhage or sub-arachnoid haemorrhage within the previous 12 months - Type 1 diabetes mellitus - Proteinuria (determined by uristix) - BMI > 34 - Uncorrected hypokalemia or hyperkalemia, potassium outside the range 3.0 to 5.5 mmol/l - Sodium depletion and/or hypovolemia - Gastrointestinal disease resulting in the potential for malabsorption. - Severe gastrointestinal tract narrowing - Kock pouch (ileostomy after proctocolectomy) - Cholestasis or biliary obstruction - Liver disease or transaminase (AST, ALT) levels > 3 x the upper limit of normal range. - Renal failure, creatinine >2.0 mg/dl - Any malignant disease that has required treatment within the last five years. - Dementia or psychosis. - History of non-compliance, alcoholism or drug abuse. - Treatment with any other investigational drug in the 30 days prior to entering the study. - Pregnancy and lactation - Known state of allergy, hypersensitivity to nifedipine or any other dihydropyridine or to telmisartan - Any surgical or medical condition which, at the discretion of the investigator, place the subject at higher risk from his/her participation in the study or are likely to prevent the subject from complying with the requirements of the study or completing the trial period. - History of non compliance to medical regimens or subjects unwilling to comply with the study protocol.

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