To Find Out Whether Valsartan With or Without Other Blood Pressure Medications Would Improve the Ability of the Heart to Fill and Empty, and the Ability of the Heart Muscle to Relax Adequately in People With High Blood Pressure.

This study has been completed.

First Received: September 10, 2005 Last Updated: February 16, 2007 History of Changes

Sponsor:	Novartis
Information provided by:	Novartis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00170924

Purpose

Patients who have had high blood pressure for a long time may have diastolic dysfunction. Diastolic Dysfunction is when your heart has difficulty filling and emptying, and relaxing adequately.

This study is to find out if Valsartan) will improve the ability of the heart to fill, empty, and relax appropriately when given alone or with other medicines to treat high blood pressure.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Diastolic Dysfunction Hypertension	Drug: Valsartan	Phase IV

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	A Multi-Center, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Study to Evaluate the Effect of the Angiotensin II Antagonist Valsartan on Diastolic Function in Patients With Hypertension and Diastolic Dysfunction

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: High Blood Pressure

Drug Information available for: Valsartan

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Novartis:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Change from baseline in diastolic heart function at 38 weeks, measured by echocardiogram

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Change from baseline in the wall thickness of left heart ventricle after 38 weeks
Change from baseline in the size (mass) left heart ventricle after 38 weeks
Change from baseline in heart function after 38 weeks
Change from baseline in circulating marker of ventricular function after 38 weeks
Change from baseline in circulating marker of inflammation

Estimated Enrollment:	332
Study Start Date:	August 2004

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	45 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis/History of high blood pressure
Male or Female age 45 years or older

Exclusion Criteria:

History of stroke, transient ischemic attack or heart attack within the last 6 months
A hospital admission for congestive heart failure within the last year
Use of certain high blood pressure medications such as ACE inhibitors, Angiotensin Receptor Blockers or aldosterone antagonists or other agents that may work in the same pathway (RAAS) as valsartan within the past 3 months.

Other protocol-defined exclusion criteria may apply.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00170924

Locations

United States, New Jersey
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
East Hanover, New Jersey, United States, 07936

Sponsors and Collaborators

Novartis

Investigators

Study Director:

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

More Information

Additional Information:

Novartis Patient Recruitment Website This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided by Novartis

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID):

Solomon SD, Janardhanan R, Verma A, Bourgoun M, Daley WL, Purkayastha D, Lacourciere Y, Hippler SE, Fields H, Naqvi TZ, Mulvagh SL, Arnold JM, Thomas JD, Zile MR, Aurigemma GP; Valsartan In Diastolic Dysfunction (VALIDD) Investigators. Effect of angiotensin receptor blockade and antihypertensive drugs on diastolic function in patients with hypertension and diastolic dysfunction: a randomised trial. Lancet. 2007 Jun 23;369(9579):2079-87.

Study ID Numbers:	CVAL489AUS52
Study First Received:	September 10, 2005
Last Updated:	February 16, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00170924 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Novartis:

Hypertension, High Blood Pressure, Diastolic Dysfunction,
Heart Disease

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Therapeutic Uses
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Agents

Antihypertensive Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Valsartan
Hypertension

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 08, 2010