Safety and Efficacy of Aliskiren 300 mg, 150 mg and 75 mg in Patients With Essential Hypertension Compared to Ramipril 5 mg

NCT ID: NCT00529451

Last Updated: 2011-03-25

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

1613 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-09-30

Study Completion Date

2008-07-31

Brief Summary

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This study is designed to investigate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of aliskiren 300 mg, 150 mg and 75 mg when compared to ramipril 5 mg in patients with essential hypertension.

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

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Aliskiren 300 mg

Aliskiren 300 mg once daily

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Aliskiren

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren

Aliskiren 150 mg

Aliskiren 150 mg once daily

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Aliskiren

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren

Aliskiren 75 mg

Aliskiren 75 mg once daily

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Aliskiren

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren

Ramipril 5 mg

Ramipril 5 mg once daily

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Ramipril

Intervention Type DRUG

comparator

Interventions

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Aliskiren

Aliskiren

Intervention Type DRUG

Ramipril

comparator

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients must have msDBP ≥ 90 mmHg and \< 110 mmHg at the visit immediately prior to Visit 3
* Patients must have msDBP \>OR= 95 mmHg and \< 110 mmHg at Visit 3
* Patients must have an absolute difference of \< or =10 mmHg in their mean sitting diastolic blood pressure (msDBP) from Visit 2 to Visit 3

Exclusion Criteria

* Severe hypertension (grade 3 WHO classification; msDBP \>or= 110 mmHg and/or msSBP \>or = 180 mmHg).
* History or evidence of a secondary form of hypertension.
* History of transient ischemic cerebral attack within 12 months of visit 1.
* Current angina pectoris requiring pharmacological therapy (other than those patients on a stable dose of oral or topical nitrates)
* Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus with glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) \> 8% at Visit 1.
* Known or suspected contraindications to the study medications, including history of allergy to ramipril or other ACE Inhibitors.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Novartis

Principal Investigators

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Novartis

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Novartis

Locations

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Novartis Investigative Sites

China, , China

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Sites

India, , India

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Sites

Thailand, , Thailand

Site Status

Countries

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China India Thailand

References

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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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CSPP100A2339

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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