A Study to Describe Vascular and Renal Effects and Safety of Valsartan in Patients With High Blood Pressure

NCT ID: NCT00171353

Last Updated: 2011-11-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

109 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-07-31

Study Completion Date

2005-09-30

Brief Summary

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One hundred twenty patients with arterial hypertension and albuminuria (some amount of albumin in urine) are given valsartan 80 mg and then160 mg to normalize blood pressure. Hydrochlorothiazide (diuretic) 12.5-25 mg added if necessary.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hypertension

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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valsartan

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Arterial hypertension without previous regular treatment
* Urinary albumin excretion rate above 30 mg / 24h
* 30-65 years old

Exclusion Criteria

* Reno-vascular arterial hypertension
* Therapy resistant edema
* Chronic heart failure, angina pectoris
* Diabetes mellitus
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Basel, , Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

Other Identifiers

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CVAL489ARU01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id