Trial Outcomes & Findings for Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Combination Aliskiren/Amlodipine in Patients With Hypertension Not Adequately Responding to Amlodipine Alone (NCT NCT00778921)

NCT ID: NCT00778921

Last Updated: 2016-10-27

Results Overview

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE3

Target enrollment

847 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Baseline and Week 8

Results posted on

2016-10-27

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Aliskiren/Amlodipine 300/10 mg
Oral tablets of combination aliskiren/amlodipine 300/10 mg taken once daily with water in the morning
Aliskiren/Amlodipine 150/10 mg
Oral tablets of combination aliskiren/amlodipine 150/10 mg taken once daily with water in the morning
Amlodipine 10 mg
Oral capsules of amlodipine 10 mg taken once daily with water in the morning
Overall Study
STARTED
279
285
283
Overall Study
COMPLETED
261
266
255
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
18
19
28

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Aliskiren/Amlodipine 300/10 mg
Oral tablets of combination aliskiren/amlodipine 300/10 mg taken once daily with water in the morning
Aliskiren/Amlodipine 150/10 mg
Oral tablets of combination aliskiren/amlodipine 150/10 mg taken once daily with water in the morning
Amlodipine 10 mg
Oral capsules of amlodipine 10 mg taken once daily with water in the morning
Overall Study
Adverse Event
9
10
14
Overall Study
Abnormal Laboratory Value(s)
1
0
0
Overall Study
Abnormal Test Procedure Result(s)
0
0
2
Overall Study
Unsatisfactory therapeutic response
1
1
1
Overall Study
Patient No Longer Requires Study Drug
0
1
0
Overall Study
Patient withdrew request
3
1
6
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
0
2
1
Overall Study
Administrative Problems
1
2
0
Overall Study
Protocol Violation
3
0
2
Overall Study
Not treated
0
2
2

Baseline Characteristics

Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Combination Aliskiren/Amlodipine in Patients With Hypertension Not Adequately Responding to Amlodipine Alone

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Aliskiren/Amlodipine 300/10 mg
n=279 Participants
Oral tablets of combination aliskiren/amlodipine 300/10 mg taken once daily with water in the morning
Aliskiren/Amlodipine 150/10 mg
n=285 Participants
Oral tablets of combination aliskiren/amlodipine 150/10 mg taken once daily with water in the morning
Amlodipine 10 mg
n=283 Participants
Oral capsules of amlodipine 10 mg taken once daily with water in the morning
Total
n=847 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
55.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.19 • n=5 Participants
54.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.70 • n=7 Participants
54.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.92 • n=5 Participants
54.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.60 • n=4 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
116 Participants
n=5 Participants
113 Participants
n=7 Participants
99 Participants
n=5 Participants
328 Participants
n=4 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
163 Participants
n=5 Participants
172 Participants
n=7 Participants
184 Participants
n=5 Participants
519 Participants
n=4 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and Week 8

Population: full analysis set

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Aliskiren/Amlodipine 300/10 mg
n=277 Participants
Oral tablets of combination aliskiren/amlodipine 300/10 mg taken once daily with water in the morning
Aliskiren/Amlodipine 150/10 mg
n=281 Participants
Oral tablets of combination aliskiren/amlodipine 150/10 mg taken once daily with water in the morning
Amlodipine 10 mg
n=279 Participants
Oral capsules of amlodipine 10 mg taken once daily with water in the morning
Change in Mean Sitting Diastolic Blood Pressure (msDBP) From Baseline to End of Study
-10.99 mm Hg
Standard Error 0.462
-8.95 mm Hg
Standard Error 0.460
-7.23 mm Hg
Standard Error 0.459

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and Week 8

Population: full analysis set

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Aliskiren/Amlodipine 300/10 mg
n=277 Participants
Oral tablets of combination aliskiren/amlodipine 300/10 mg taken once daily with water in the morning
Aliskiren/Amlodipine 150/10 mg
n=281 Participants
Oral tablets of combination aliskiren/amlodipine 150/10 mg taken once daily with water in the morning
Amlodipine 10 mg
n=279 Participants
Oral capsules of amlodipine 10 mg taken once daily with water in the morning
Change in Mean Sitting Systolic Blood Pressure (msSBP) From Baseline to End of Study
-14.42 mm Hg
Standard Error 0.684
-11.01 mm Hg
Standard Error 0.681
-8.20 mm Hg
Standard Error 0.680

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 8 weeks

Population: Analysis: Intention to Treat (ITT) Imputation Technique: Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Aliskiren/Amlodipine 300/10 mg
n=279 Participants
Oral tablets of combination aliskiren/amlodipine 300/10 mg taken once daily with water in the morning
Aliskiren/Amlodipine 150/10 mg
n=283 Participants
Oral tablets of combination aliskiren/amlodipine 150/10 mg taken once daily with water in the morning
Amlodipine 10 mg
n=281 Participants
Oral capsules of amlodipine 10 mg taken once daily with water in the morning
Number of Patients With Any Adverse Event and/or Serious Adverse Event in the Double-blind Period by Treatment Group
87 Participants
99 Participants
92 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 12 weeks

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

Aliskiren 300mg/ Amlodipine 10mg

Serious events: 4 serious events
Other events: 31 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Aliskiren 150mg/ Amlodipine 10mg

Serious events: 1 serious events
Other events: 35 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Amlodipine 10mg

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 40 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Aliskiren 300mg/ Amlodipine 10mg
n=279 participants at risk
Aliskiren 300mg/ Amlodipine 10mg
Aliskiren 150mg/ Amlodipine 10mg
n=283 participants at risk
Aliskiren 150mg/ Amlodipine 10mg
Amlodipine 10mg
n=281 participants at risk
Amlodipine 10mg
Blood and lymphatic system disorders
Lymphoid tissue hyperplasia
0.36%
1/279
0.00%
0/283
0.00%
0/281
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Joint injury
0.00%
0/279
0.35%
1/283
0.00%
0/281
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Tendon rupture
0.36%
1/279
0.00%
0/283
0.00%
0/281
Renal and urinary disorders
Renal artery stenosis
0.36%
1/279
0.00%
0/283
0.00%
0/281
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Oropharyngeal pain
0.36%
1/279
0.00%
0/283
0.00%
0/281

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Aliskiren 300mg/ Amlodipine 10mg
n=279 participants at risk
Aliskiren 300mg/ Amlodipine 10mg
Aliskiren 150mg/ Amlodipine 10mg
n=283 participants at risk
Aliskiren 150mg/ Amlodipine 10mg
Amlodipine 10mg
n=281 participants at risk
Amlodipine 10mg
General disorders
Oedema peripheral
5.4%
15/279
8.1%
23/283
8.9%
25/281
Infections and infestations
Nasopharyngitis
5.7%
16/279
5.3%
15/283
5.3%
15/281

Additional Information

Study Director

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Phone: 862-778-8300

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee The terms and conditions of Novartis' agreements with its investigators may vary. However, Novartis does not prohibit any investigator from publishing. Any publications from a single-site are postponed until the publication of the pooled data (i.e., data from all sites) in the clinical trial.
  • Publication restrictions are in place

Restriction type: OTHER