PROBE Investigation of the Safety & Efficacy of Telmisartan (Micardis®) vs Ramipril (Altace®) Using ABPM in HTN

NCT ID: NCT00274599

Last Updated: 2023-12-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

812 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-10-09

Brief Summary

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Demonstrate that telmisartan 80mg was at least as effective and possibly superior to ramipril 5mg \& 10mg in lowering mean ambulatory DBP and SBP during the last 6 hrs of the 24-hr dosing interval in mild-to-moderate hypertensives at the end of 8 and 14 week treatment phases.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hypertension

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Telmisartan

Intervention Type DRUG

Ramipril

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Ability to provide written informed consent in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and local legislation.
* Mild-to-moderate hypertension defined as a mean seated diastolic blood pressure of ≥95 mmHg and ≤109 mmHg, measured by manual cuff sphygmomanometer at Visit 2.
* Age 18 years or older (or 19 years if dictated by local State/Province policies).
* Ability to stop any current antihypertensive therapy without risk to the patient (investigator's discretion).
* 24-hour mean DBP of ≥85 mmHg at Visit 3 as measured by Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM).

Exclusion Criteria

* Pre-menopausal women (last menstruation ≤1 year prior to signing informed consent) who:

* were not surgically sterile; or
* were nursing, or
* were of childbearing potential and were NOT practicing acceptable methods of birth control, or did NOT plan to continue practicing an acceptable method throughout the study. Acceptable methods of birth control included IUD, oral, implantable or injectable contraceptives. No exceptions were made.
* Night shift workers who routinely slept during the daytime and whose work hours included midnight to 4:00 a.m.
* Mean seated SBP ≥180 mmHg or mean seated DBP ≥110 mmHg during any visit of the placebo run-in period.
* Known or suspected secondary hypertension (e.g., phaeochromocytoma).
* Hepatic and/or renal dysfunction as defined by the following laboratory parameters:
* Serum Glutamate-Oxaloacetate-Transaminase (Aspartate Aminotransferase) (SGOT (AST)) or Serum Glutamate-Pyruvate-Transaminase (Alanine Aminotransferase) (SGPT (ALT)) \>2 times the upper limit of normal range, or
* Serum creatinine \>2.3 mg/dL (or \>203 μmol/l).
* Bilateral renal artery stenosis, renal artery stenosis in a solitary kidney, post-renal transplant patients or patients with only one kidney.
* Clinically relevant sodium depletion, hypokalaemia or hyperkalaemia.
* Uncorrected volume depletion.
Minimum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Boehringer Ingelheim

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Boehringer Ingelheim Study Coordinator

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Boehringer Ingelheim

Locations

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Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Tucson, Arizona, United States

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Harold B. Betton, M.D.

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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Attn: Ginger Paselk

Long Beach, California, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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Orange, California, United States

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Hamden, Connecticut, United States

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Orland Park, Illinois, United States

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Evansville, Indiana, United States

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Wichita, Kansas, United States

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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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Dallas, Texas, United States

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Lake Jackson, Texas, United States

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North York, Ontario, Canada

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Oakville, Ontario, Canada

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Orléans, Ontario, Canada

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205-13085 Yonge St

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

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155 Ontario Street

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

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Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

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Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada

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Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

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Granby, Quebec, Canada

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Longueuil, Quebec, Canada

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Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada

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Saint-Léonard, Quebec, Canada

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725 6E Rue

Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada

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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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United States Canada

Other Identifiers

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502.392

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Identifier Source: org_study_id