Assessment of Aliskiren/Amlodipine and Amlodipine on Ankle Foot Volume (AFV) in Patients With Hypertension

NCT ID: NCT01080768

Last Updated: 2011-12-26

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

31 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-02-28

Study Completion Date

2010-11-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the addition of aliskiren, to amlodipine can attenuate ankle edema formation in hypertensive patients.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hypertension Ankle Edema

Keywords

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Pedal edema hypertension aliskiren amlodipine

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/amlodipine + Placebo to amlodipine

During the first week of active treatment, patients were instructed to take one tablet of aliskiren/amlodipine 150/5 mg and one capsule of placebo to amlodipine daily. For the 2nd to 4th week of active treatment, the patients were up-titrated to take 2 tablets of aliskiren/amlodipine 150/5 mg/day and 1 capsule of placebo to amlodipine.

The patients were instructed to administer daily dose between 8:00 and 10:00 am preferably at the same time of the day.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Aliskiren/amlodipine

Intervention Type DRUG

Aliskiren/amlodipine 150/5 mg/day

Placebo to Amlodipine

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo to Amlodipine 5 mg/day

Amlodipine + Placebo to aliskiren/amlodipine

During the first week of active treatment, patients were instructed to take one capsule of amlodipine 5 mg and one tablet of placebo to aliskiren/amlodipine 150/5 mg daily. For the 2nd to 4th week of active treatment, the patients were up-titrated to take 1 capsule of amlodipine 10 mg/day and 2 tablets of placebo to aliskiren/amlodipine 150/5 mg/day.

The patients were instructed to administer daily dose between 8:00 and 10:00 am preferably at the same time of the day.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Amlodipine

Intervention Type DRUG

Amlodipine 5 mg/day.

Placebo to Aliskiren/amlodipine

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo to Aliskiren/amlodipine 150/10 mg/day

Interventions

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Aliskiren/amlodipine

Aliskiren/amlodipine 150/5 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

Amlodipine

Amlodipine 5 mg/day.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo to Aliskiren/amlodipine

Placebo to Aliskiren/amlodipine 150/10 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo to Amlodipine

Placebo to Amlodipine 5 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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SPA100

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients (male or female) with hypertension aged between 18-75 yrs.
* Patients not treated with amlodipine or no amlodipine in previous 1 year.
* Post-menopausal females

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients unable to switch from prior hypertensive medication.
* Severe hypertension.
* Pregnant or nursing females.
* Patients with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus
* History of immunodeficiency diseases, including a positive Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay \[ELISA\] and Western blot) test result.
* A positive Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or Hepatitis C test result.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 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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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Novartis Investigative Site

Beek en Donk, , Netherlands

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Bosch, , Netherlands

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Hoogwoud, , Netherlands

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Lichtenvoorde, , Netherlands

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Lieshout, , Netherlands

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Poortvliet, , Netherlands

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

The Hague, , Netherlands

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Utrecht, , Netherlands

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Wildervank, , Netherlands

Site Status

Countries

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Netherlands

Other Identifiers

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2009-014359-63

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CSPA100A2201

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id