Efficacy of Amlodipine-folic Acid Tablets on Reduction of Blood Pressure and Plasma Homocysteine

NCT ID: NCT01848873

Last Updated: 2013-05-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

756 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-01-31

Study Completion Date

2013-08-31

Brief Summary

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To evaluate the efficacy of Amlodipine-folic Acid Tablets on reduction of blood pressure and plasma homocystein.

Detailed Description

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Traditional risk factors are estimated to account for only part of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Non-traditional risk factors such as increased homocysteine concentration are believed to be causally related to CVD. The interactive effect between hypertension and hyperhomocysteinemia on the risk of CVD has received great attention. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) was the main regulatory enzymes for homocysteine metabolism. MTHFR converts 5, 10-methylene-THF into 5-methyl-THF. Polymorphism of MTHFR C677T leads to a reduction in enzyme activity, which may lead to an increased concentration of plasma homocysteine and lower levels of serum folate, particularly in those with low folate intake. In the present study, we sought to assess: (1) the efficacy and safety of Amlodipine-folic Acid Tablets in lowering blood pressure and homocystein in patients with mild to moderate hypertension and hyperhomocysteinemia (hcy≥10μmol/L);(2) if the blood pressure and homocysteine-lowering efficacy of Amlodipine-folic Acid Tablets can be modified by individual methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphisms.

In all, about 756 patients with mild or moderate hypertension and hyperhomocysteinemia will be recruited from about 18 hospitals in different Chinese regions. All hospitals are certified as clinical pharmacology centers by the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) in China. Eligible subjects are randomly and double-blindly assigned to one of the three treatment groups: 1) amlodipine tablet (5 mg, control group); 2) amlodipine-folic acid tablet (5mg amlodipine combined with 0.4 mg of folic acid, low FA group); or 3) amlodipine-folic acid tablet (5 mg amlodipine combined with 0.8 mg of folic acid, high FA group), once daily for 8 weeks.

The allocation of participants was programmed by an independent statistical coordinating center, encrypted, and sent to each study center. Tablet containers were labeled only with the name of the trial and the allocated concealment number. The participants, care partners, and all staff directly involved in the trial were blinded to interventions during the period of the trial.

Demographic and clinical information were obtained at baseline. Blood pressure was examined at baseline and every two weeks for a total period of 8 weeks. Blood homocysteine and folate concentrations were examined at baseline and at 4 and 8 weeks of the trial. MTHFR C677T genotypes were determined for each study subject.

All analyses will be performed according to the principle of intention to treat.

Conditions

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Essential Hypertension

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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amlodipine-FA tablet, low dose group

5mg amlodipine combined with 0.4 mg of folic acid (FA),once daily for 8 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

amlodipine-FA tablet, low dose group

Intervention Type DRUG

5mg amlodipine combined with 0.4 mg of folic acid, daily.

amlodipine-FA tablet ,high dose group

5mg amlodipine combined with 0.8 mg of folic acid (FA), once daily for 8 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

amlodipine-FA tablet ,high dose group

Intervention Type DRUG

amlodipine 5mg and folic acid 0.8mg daily

amolodipine

5 mg amlodipine, once daily for 8 weeks.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Amlodipine

Intervention Type DRUG

amlodipine 5mg daily

Interventions

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Amlodipine

amlodipine 5mg daily

Intervention Type DRUG

amlodipine-FA tablet, low dose group

5mg amlodipine combined with 0.4 mg of folic acid, daily.

Intervention Type DRUG

amlodipine-FA tablet ,high dose group

amlodipine 5mg and folic acid 0.8mg daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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control low dose high dose

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18-75 years;
2. Seated systolic blood pressure (SBP) between 140 mmHg and 180 mmHg and/or seated diastolic blood pressure between 90 mmHg and 110 mmHg;
3. Plasma homocysteine ≥10umol/L;
4. Signed the written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnant women or women within lactation period;
2. Hypersensitive to calcium channel blocker (CCB) or folic acid;
3. Easily hypersensitiveness
4. Diagnosed secondum hypertension or skeptical secondum hypertension;
5. Severe hypertension (sedentary systolic blood pressure≥180mmHg and/or sedentary diastolic blood pressure≥110mmHg)
6. Severe diseases:

1. Cardiovascular system:
2. Diagnosed cardia insufficiency (NYHAⅢ level and higher); Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM);Clinical significantly valvular disease of the heart (VDH);Acute coronary syndrome or coronary artery interventional therapy or coronary artery bypass graft within three months; Severe arrhythmia such as atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation, atrioventricular block above Ⅱ level, et al;
3. Alimentary system:
4. Active virus hepatitis; Any of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), galactosylhydroxylysyl glucosyltransferase (GGT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total bilirubin (TBIL), direct bilirubin (DB) was above 2 times of it's normal value upper limit, albumin (ALB) ≤30g/L;Stomach bulk resect and gastrojejunostomy, stomach intestine malabsorption;
5. Urinary system:
6. Serum creatinine≥200μmol/L ; Diagnosed stenosis of renal artery, solitary kidney, renal transplantation;
7. Endocrine system:
8. Type 1 diabetes mellitus or uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (fasting glucose≥11.1mmol/L); Diagnosed and uncontrolled hyperthyrosis;
9. Respiratory system:
10. Pulmonary heart disease , chronic obstructive lung disease;
11. Nervous or psyche system:
12. Transient ischemia attach (TIA) or stoke within 3 months; Severe peripheral nerve or vegetative nerve functional disturbance; Psyche or nervous system dysfunction;Drugs or alcohol dependence.
13. Others:
14. Malignant tumor, malnutrition, haematogenesis dysfunction, et al;
7. Obvious signs or abnormal laboratory examination;
8. Taking other antihypertensive drugs and unwilling to stop;
9. Taking folic acid or other Vitamin B groups unwilling to stop.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Peking University First Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Chinese PLA General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Capital Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Fudan University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ruijin Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Nanchang University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

China Medical University, China

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Xi'an Jiaotong University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Xuzhou Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Anhui Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

West China Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Shenzhen Ausa Pharmed Co.,Ltd

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Yong Huo, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, CHINA

Locations

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University

Hefei, Anhui, China

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Anzhen Hospital,Capital Medical University

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Peking University First Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Chinese PLA General Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status RECRUITING

First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University

Fuzhou, Fujian, China

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Guangdong General Hospital

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University

Haibin, Heilongjiang, China

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Wuhan, Hubei, China

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College

Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

Site Status RECRUITING

The Second Affiliated Hospital Of Nanchang University

Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University

Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

First Affiliated Hospital of the School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University

Xi’an, Shanxi, China

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

West China School of Medicine, West China Hospital ,Sichuan University

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Yong Huo, MD

Role: CONTACT

86-10-66551122-2704

Yan Zhang, MD

Role: CONTACT

86-10-66530556

Other Identifiers

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AUSA-amlodipine

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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