Effect of olmesaRtan on Walking distancE and quaLIty of lifE in Peripheral Artery Disease Patients With Hypertension Treated For Intermittent Claudication (RELIEF)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02373462 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(The data of the paper referenced in the preparation of the protocols in this task were manipulated and the paper was withdrawn.)
First Posted : February 27, 2015
Last Update Posted : January 28, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Peripheral Artery Disease With Intermittent Claudication | Drug: Olmesartan Drug: other anti-hypertensive drug | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 1 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Actual Study Start Date : | August 25, 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | November 17, 2015 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | November 17, 2015 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: olmesartan group
olmesartan (20mg qd then 40mg qd for titrating BP <140/90 mmHg)
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Drug: Olmesartan |
Active Comparator: other group
other anti-hypertensive drug (titrating BP <140/90 mmHg)
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Drug: other anti-hypertensive drug
CCB, diuretics, alpha blocker, direct vasodilator, beta blocker |
- Pain free maximum walking distance and time [ Time Frame: 12th week ]Effect of olmesartan in maximum, pain free walking distance & time
- Quality of life as measured by questionnaires [ Time Frame: 24th week ]Effect of olmesartan in quality of life (WIQ, SF-36)
- Pulse wave analysis as measured by PWV [ Time Frame: 24th week ]pulse wave velocity
- Blood pressure by measured by 24hr ABPM [ Time Frame: 24th week ]24hr ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Aged between 20 and 85 years at visit 1
- Patients with ankle-brachial index (ABI) of less than 0.9 in one or both legs with history of intermittent claudication stable for the previous 6 months
- Patients whose statins, anti hypertensive medications and antiplatelet medications are stable for the past 6 months. Statins and cilostazol are allowed but needs to be stable for the past 6 months (diabetic medications may be changed)
- Patients whose blood pressure is more than 140/90 mmHg with/without anti-hypertension treatment
Exclusion Criteria:
- Blood pressure of more than 180/110 mmHg
- Patients taking ARBs or ACE inhibitors treatment for at least 6 months before
- Patients taking aldosterone receptor antagonists at least 6 months before
- Patients with serum creatinine of more than 3 mg/dL
- serum potassium (K+) > 5.5mg/dl
- History of bilateral renal artery stenosis
- History of acute coronary syndrome or heart failure hospitalization within 6 months
- Peripheral arterial revascularization planned within 1 month
- Critical limb ischemia
- Patients with impaired cognition (e.g. dementia)
- pregnancy or women at age of childbearing potential

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02373462
Korea, Republic of | |
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital | |
Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 120-752 |
Responsible Party: | Yonsei University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02373462 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
4-2014-0888 |
First Posted: | February 27, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 28, 2019 |
Last Verified: | January 2019 |
Peripheral Arterial Disease Intermittent Claudication Atherosclerosis Arteriosclerosis Arterial Occlusive Diseases Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |
Peripheral Vascular Diseases Olmesartan Antihypertensive Agents Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |