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Efficacy and Safety of Valsartan/Amlodipine Combination in Hypertensive Patients Not Controlled With Valsartan Alone

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Novartis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00170963
First received: September 10, 2005
Last updated: November 7, 2011
Last verified: September 2005
History of Changes
  Purpose

This study will test the effectiveness and safety of a combination treatment in patients whose blood pressure is not controlled with a single medication


Condition Intervention Phase
Hypertension
 Drug: valsartan/amlodipine
 Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double-Blind
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Valsartan/Amlodipine 160/5 mg or 160/10 mg Versus Valsartan 160 mg Alone for 8 Weeks in Hypertensive Patients Who Are Not Adequately Controlled on Valsartan 160 mg Monotherapy

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U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Novartis:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Change from baseline in diastolic blood pressure after 8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Change from baseline in mean systolic blood pressure after 8 weeks
  • Decrease in diastolic blood pressure of at least 10 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure was less than 90 mmHg after 8 weeks
  • Diastolic blood pressure less than 90 mmHg after 8 weeks

Enrollment: 1018
Study Start Date: October 2004
Study Completion Date: June 2005
Primary Completion Date: June 2005 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with uncomplicated, essential hypertension

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe hypertension
  • History of stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, chest pain, abnormal heart rhythm
  • Liver, kidney, or pancreas disease
  • Insulin dependent diabetes
  • Allergy to certain medications used to treat high blood pressure

Other protocol-defined exclusion criteria may apply.

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00170963

Locations
Germany
Investigative Centers, Germany
Switzerland
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Basel, Switzerland
Sponsors and Collaborators
Novartis
Investigators
Study Director: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Novartis Pharmaceuticals
  More Information

No publications provided by Novartis

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Responsible Party: Novartis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00170963     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CVAA489A2305
Study First Received: September 10, 2005
Last Updated: November 7, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Novartis:
Hypertension, high blood pressure, valsartan, amlodipine

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hypertension
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Amlodipine
Valsartan
Calcium Channel Blockers
Membrane Transport Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
 Pharmacologic Actions
Cardiovascular Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Vasodilator Agents
Antihypertensive Agents
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists

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