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The Effect of Nitrendipine/Atenolol Combination on Blood Pressure Variability.

Phase 4
Recruiting
Conditions
Hypertension
Interventions
Drug: Nitrendipine/Atenolol
Registration Number
NCT04931108
Lead Sponsor
Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Brief Summary

1. Study name: The Effect of Nitrendipine/Atenolol Combination on Blood Pressure Variability.

2. Medicine: Nitrendipine/Atenolol; Nitrendipine; Atenolol.

3. Rationale: Blood pressure variability correlates with cardiovascular events and target-organ damage in hypertensive patients. Nitrendipine/Atenolol has obvious advantages in reducing blood pressure variability in hypertensive rats, but the effect of this combination on hypertensive patients is still unknown.

4. Objective: To evaluate the effect of nitrendipine/atenolol on blood pressure variability of patients with Grade 1 hypertension compared with nitrendipine or atenolol monotherapy.

5. Study design: This study is a cross-over, randomized, controlled clinical trial with two equally sized treatment groups: Nitrendipine/Atenolol (5mg/10mg); Nitrendipine (10mg) or atenolol (25mg).

6. Study population: Men and Women aged 30-65 years (n=32) meeting the inclusion/exclusion criteria.

7. Randomization and cross-over design: Eligible patients will be randomly divided into two groups. Half of patients will take nitrendipine/atenolol (5/10mg) once daily for 6 weeks first, and then evenly turn into nitrendipine (10mg) or atenolol (25mg) once daily for 6 weeks. Another half of patients will evenly take nitrendipine (10mg) or atenolol (25mg) first, and turn into nitrendipine/atenolol (5/10mg) next.

8. Follow up: 14 weeks.

9. Sample size: a total of 32 patients should be enrolled.

10. Timeline: After obtaining the approval of Ethics Committee of Ruijin Hospital in April 2021, recruitment will start. Patients enrollment and follow-up will be performed between June 2021 to June 2022.

Detailed Description

1. Study name: The effect of Nitrendipine/Atenolol combination on blood pressure variability of patients with Grade 1 hypertension compared with nitrendipine or atenolol monotherapy.

2. Medicine: Nitrendipine/Atenolol (5/10mg tablet); Nitrendipine (10mg tablet); Atenolol (25mg tablet)

3. Rationale: Blood pressure variability correlates with cardiovascular events and target-organ damage in hypertensive patients. Nitrendipine/Atenolol has obvious advantages in reducing blood pressure variability in hypertensive rats, but the effect of this combination on hypertensive patients is still unknown.

4. Objective: To evaluate the effect of nitrendipine/atenolol on blood pressure variability of patients with Grade 1 hypertension compared with nitrendipine or atenolol monotherapy.

5. Study design: This study is a cross-over, randomized, controlled clinical trial with two equally sized treatment groups: Nitrendipine/Atenolol (5mg/10mg); Nitrendipine (10mg) or atenolol (25mg).

6. Study population: Eligible patients (n=32) should be men or women aged 30-65 years. Untreated patients diagnosed as essential hypertension, whose daytime systolic blood pressure ≥ 135mmHg and/or daytime diastolic blood pressure ≥ 85mmHg, and standard deviation (SD)≥13mmHg will be recruited.

7. Randomization and cross-over design: Eligible patients will be randomly divided into two groups. Half of patients will take nitrendipine/atenolol (5/10mg) once daily for 6 weeks first, and then evenly turn into nitrendipine (10mg) or atenolol (25mg) once daily for 6 weeks. Another half of patients will evenly take nitrendipine (10mg) or atenolol (25mg) first, and turn into nitrendipine/atenolol (5/10mg) next.

8. Follow up: 14 weeks. 1 week for screening period, 6 weeks for the first period of treatment, 1 week for wash-out period, and 6 weeks for the second period of treatment.

9. Sample size: a total of 32 patients should be enrolled.

10. Timeline: After obtaining the approval of Ethics Committee of Ruijin Hospital in April 2021, recruitment will start. Patients enrollment and follow-up will be performed between June 2021 to June 2022.

11. Organization: The Centre for Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, China.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
32
Inclusion Criteria
  • Men or Women.
  • Aged 30-65 years.
  • Ambulatory systolic blood pressure ≥ 135 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 85 mmHg.
  • Ambulatory daytime systolic blood pressure standard deviation (SD)≥13mmHg.
  • Never took antihypertensive drugs.
  • Signed the written consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Under antihypertensive treatments.
  • Clinic systolic blood pressure ≥ 160mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 100mmHg.
  • Contraindications to the treatment of drugs, including hypersensitivity reaction, bradycardia, asthma, etc.
  • Any cardiovascular disease except hypertension.
  • Suspected or confirmed secondary hypertension.
  • Poor compliance.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Sequence 2Nitrendipine/AtenololMonotherapy for 6 weeks first, when patients will evenly assigned to one pill of nitrendipine (10mg) or one pill of atenolol (25mg) once daily, followed by one pill of nitrendipine/atenolol combination (5/10mg) once daily for another 6 weeks.
Sequence 1Nitrendipine/AtenololOne pill of nitrendipine/atenolol combination (5/10mg) once daily for 6 weeks first, and followed by monotherapy for another 6 weeks, when patients will evenly assigned to one pill of nitrendipine (10mg) or one pill of atenolol (25mg) once daily.
Sequence 1NitrendipineOne pill of nitrendipine/atenolol combination (5/10mg) once daily for 6 weeks first, and followed by monotherapy for another 6 weeks, when patients will evenly assigned to one pill of nitrendipine (10mg) or one pill of atenolol (25mg) once daily.
Sequence 1AtenololOne pill of nitrendipine/atenolol combination (5/10mg) once daily for 6 weeks first, and followed by monotherapy for another 6 weeks, when patients will evenly assigned to one pill of nitrendipine (10mg) or one pill of atenolol (25mg) once daily.
Sequence 2NitrendipineMonotherapy for 6 weeks first, when patients will evenly assigned to one pill of nitrendipine (10mg) or one pill of atenolol (25mg) once daily, followed by one pill of nitrendipine/atenolol combination (5/10mg) once daily for another 6 weeks.
Sequence 2AtenololMonotherapy for 6 weeks first, when patients will evenly assigned to one pill of nitrendipine (10mg) or one pill of atenolol (25mg) once daily, followed by one pill of nitrendipine/atenolol combination (5/10mg) once daily for another 6 weeks.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ambulatory systolic blood pressure variability 1The first 6 weeks of treatment.

Including the average real variability (ARV), the coefficient of variation (CV),and the standard deviation (SD).

Ambulatory systolic blood pressure variability 2The second 6 weeks of cross-over treatment.

Including the average real variability (ARV), the coefficient of variation (CV),and the standard deviation (SD).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ambulatory diastolic blood pressure variability 2The second 6 weeks of cross-over treatment.

Including the average real variability (ARV), the coefficient of variation (CV),and the standard deviation (SD).

Ambulatory blood pressure 1The first 6 weeks of treatment.

Including ambulatory blood pressure over 24 hours, daytime and nighttime.

Ambulatory diastolic blood pressure variability 1The first 6 weeks of treatment.

Including the average real variability (ARV), the coefficient of variation (CV),and the standard deviation (SD).

Ambulatory blood pressure 2The second 6 weeks of cross-over treatment.

Including ambulatory blood pressure over 24 hours, daytime and nighttime.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shanghai Institite of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

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Shanghai, Shanghai, China

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