Compliance With Antihypertensive Telmisartan Therapy - Full Text View

Sponsor:	Bayer
Collaborator:	Bang & Olufsen Medicom
Information provided by:	Bayer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00470886

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to asses the efficacy and safety of Telmisartan depending on the use of an electronic therapy monitoring device (HelpingHand) in a real life setting and to asses patients compliance to the therapy with Telmisartan in relation to use of electronic therapy monitoring device.

Condition	Intervention
Hypertension	Drug: Telmisartan (Kinzal/Pritor, BAY68-9291)

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title:	A Non-Interventional, Post-Marketing Surveillance, Phase IV Study to Assess Compliance With Antihypertensive Telmisartan Therapy

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MedlinePlus related topics: Blood Pressure Medicines High Blood Pressure

Drug Information available for: Telmisartan

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Bayer:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Efficacy and safety of the treatment with telmisartan reported by the physician with regard to usage the HelpingHand device [ Time Frame: At all four planned control visits. (Approx. interval between visits 3 months) ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Compliance with the treatment calculated on the basis of by HelpingHand and patients questionnaires [ Time Frame: At all four planned control visits. (Approx. interval between visits 3 months) ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Enrollment:	3400
Study Start Date:	April 2007
Study Completion Date:	January 2010
Primary Completion Date:	January 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts	Assigned Interventions
Group 1	Drug: Telmisartan (Kinzal/Pritor, BAY68-9291) Primary care clinic hypertensive patients for whom physician decided to start the treatment with telmisartan

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Primary care clinic hypertensive patients for whom physician decided to start the treatment with telmisartan

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Age over 18
Untreated or ineffectively treated arterial hypertension

Exclusion Criteria:

Cholestatic disorders and severe hepatic failure
Allergy to Telmisartan
Pregnancy and lactation period
Unwillingness to participate in the study
Inability to use the drug reminder device
Unwillingness to use the drug reminder device

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00470886

Locations

Poland

Many Locations, Poland
Slovakia

Many Locations, Slovakia

Sponsors and Collaborators

Bayer

Bang & Olufsen Medicom

Investigators

Study Director:

Bayer Study Director

Bayer

More Information

Additional Information:

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Responsible Party:	Regional Medical Affairs, Bayer Sp. z o.o.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00470886 History of Changes
Obsolete Identifiers:	NCT00458692
Other Study ID Numbers:	12827, KL0710PL, KL0710SK, 14237
Study First Received:	May 7, 2007
Last Updated:	September 3, 2010
Health Authority:	Poland: Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products; Slovakia: State Institute for Drug Control

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Hypertension
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Antihypertensive Agents
Telmisartan
Cardiovascular Agents
Therapeutic Uses

Pharmacologic Actions
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 12, 2012