A Clinical Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Aliskiren in the Elderly With High Blood Pressure

NCT ID: NCT00219167

Last Updated: 2016-11-18

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

355 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-04-30

Study Completion Date

2006-02-28

Brief Summary

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After a wash-out (1 to 2 weeks), and 2 to 4 week single-blind placebo run-in period, eligible patients will be randomized to receive lisinopril 10 mg, aliskiren 75 mg, 150 mg or 300 mg for a period of 8 weeks

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hypertension

Keywords

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hypertension aliskiren age

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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aliskiren

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with at least 65 years-old

Exclusion Criteria

* Severe hypertension
* History or evidence of a secondary form of hypertension
Minimum 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

References

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Verdecchia P, Calvo C, Mockel V, Keeling L, Satlin A. Safety and efficacy of the oral direct renin inhibitor aliskiren in elderly patients with hypertension. Blood Press. 2007;16(6):381-91. doi: 10.1080/08037050701717014.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18058456 (View on PubMed)

Wang GM, Li LJ, Tang WL, Wright JM. Renin inhibitors versus angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for primary hypertension. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Oct 22;10(10):CD012569. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012569.pub2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33089502 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CSPP100A2324

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id