Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Aliskiren Alone and in Combination With Amlodipine in Essential Hypertension

NCT ID: NCT00739973

Last Updated: 2011-06-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

2694 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-09-30

Study Completion Date

2009-05-31

Brief Summary

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Evaluate the efficacy (blood pressure lowering effect) and safety of aliskiren alone and in combination with amlodipine 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

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Placebo

Each dose was to be taken orally with water at approximately 8:00 A.M., except on the morning of the next office/clinic visit, when the study medication was to be taken at the site after the visit procedures were completed. In order to adequately blind the study, patients were required to take a total of 4 tablets and 1 capsule of study medication throughout the study; 5 of the 5 pills taken were placebos.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren 150 mg tablet

Each dose was to be taken orally with water at approximately 8:00 A.M., except on the morning of the next office/clinic visit, when the study medication was to be taken at the site after the visit procedures were completed. In order to adequately blind the study, patients were required to take a total of 4 tablets and 1 capsule of study medication throughout the study; 4 of the 5 pills taken were placebos.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren 150 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren 300 mg tablet

Each dose was to be taken orally with water at approximately 8:00 A.M., except on the morning of the next office/clinic visit, when the study medication was to be taken at the site after the visit procedures were completed. In order to adequately blind the study, patients were required to take a total of 4 tablets and 1 capsule of study medication throughout the study; 4 of the 5 pills taken were placebos.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren 300 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Amlodipine 5 mg capsule

Each dose was to be taken orally with water at approximately 8:00 A.M., except on the morning of the next office/clinic visit, when the study medication was to be taken at the site after the visit procedures were completed. In order to adequately blind the study, patients were required to take a total of 4 tablets and 1 capsule of study medication throughout the study; 4 of the 5 pills taken were placebos.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Amlodipine 5 mg capsule

Intervention Type DRUG

Amlodipine 10 mg capsule

Each dose was to be taken orally with water at approximately 8:00 A.M., except on the morning of the next office/clinic visit, when the study medication was to be taken at the site after the visit procedures were completed. In order to adequately blind the study, patients were required to take a total of 4 tablets and 1 capsule of study medication throughout the study; 4 of the 5 pills taken were placebos. Amlodipine 10 mg arm starts with 1 week of Amlodipine 5 mg, then force titrated to 10 mg

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Amlodipine 10 mg capsule

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren/amlodipine 150/5 mg tablet

Each dose was to be taken orally with water at approximately 8:00 A.M., except on the morning of the next office/clinic visit, when the study medication was to be taken at the site after the visit procedures were completed. In order to adequately blind the study, patients were required to take a total of 4 tablets and 1 capsule of study medication throughout the study; 4 of the 5 pills taken were placebos.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren/amlodipine 150/5 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren/amlodipine 150/10 mg tablet

150/5 for 1 week, then up-titrated to 150/10 mg. Each dose was to be taken orally with water at approximately 8:00 A.M., except on the morning of the next office/clinic visit, when the study medication was to be taken at the site after the visit procedures were completed. In order to adequately blind the study, patients were required to take a total of 4 tablets and 1 capsule of study medication throughout the study; 4 of the 5 pills taken were placebos.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren/amlodipine 150/10 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren/amlodipine 300/5 mg tablet

Each dose was to be taken orally with water at approximately 8:00 A.M., except on the morning of the next office/clinic visit, when the study medication was to be taken at the site after the visit procedures were completed. In order to adequately blind the study, patients were required to take a total of 4 tablets and 1 capsule of study medication throughout the study; 4 of the 5 pills taken were placebos.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren/amlodipine 300/5 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren/amlodipine 300/10 mg tablet

300/5 for 1 week, then up-titrated to 300/10 mg. Each dose was to be taken orally with water at approximately 8:00 A.M., except on the morning of the next office/clinic visit, when the study medication was to be taken at the site after the visit procedures were completed. In order to adequately blind the study, patients were required to take a total of 4 tablets and 1 capsule of study medication throughout the study; 4 of the 5 pills taken were placebos.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren/amlodipine 300/10 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren 150 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren 300 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Amlodipine 5 mg capsule

Intervention Type DRUG

Amlodipine 10 mg capsule

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren/amlodipine 150/5 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren/amlodipine 150/10 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren/amlodipine 300/5 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren/amlodipine 300/10 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* msDBP ≥ 90 mmHg and \< 110 mmHg at the visit prior to Visit 3 (Visit 2 or optional Visit 201)
* msDBP ≥ 95 mmHg and \< 110 mmHg at Visit 3 (Day 1 / randomization).
* All patients must have an absolute difference of ≤ 10 mmHg in their msDBP during the last 2 visits of the single-blind run-in period (Visit 2 and 3 or Visits 201 and 3).

Exclusion Criteria

* Severe hypertension
* Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women
* Women of child-bearing potential
* Previous or current diagnosis of heart failure (NYHA Class II-IV).
* Serum potassium ≥ 5.3 mEq/L (mmol/L) at Visit 1.
* Uncontrolled Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus
* Hypersensitivity to renin inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, or to drugs with Similar chemical structures
* History of malignancy within 5 years
* History of hypertensive encephalopathy or cerebrovascular accident, or history of transient ischemic attack (TIA), myocardial infarction, coronary bypass surgery, or any percutaneous coronary intervention
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Principal Investigators

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Novartis

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Novartis

Locations

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Investigative Site

East Hanover, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

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Buenos Aires, , Argentina

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Invesigative Site

Canberra, , Australia

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Toronto, , Canada

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Bogotá, , Colombia

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Copenhagen, , Denmark

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Oslo, , Finland

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Athens, , Greece

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Rome, , Italy

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Mexico City, , Mexico

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Panama City, , Panama

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Lima, , Peru

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Bucharest, , Romania

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Moscow, , Russia

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Pretoria, , South Africa

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Madrid, , Spain

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Stockholm, , Sweden

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Taipei, , Taiwan

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Countries

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United States Argentina Australia Canada Colombia Denmark Finland Greece Italy Mexico Panama Peru Romania Russia South Africa Spain Sweden Taiwan

Other Identifiers

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CSPA100A2305

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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