Direct Renin Inhibition Effects on Atherosclerotic Biomarkers

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00818779
First received: January 6, 2009
Last updated: October 18, 2012
Last verified: October 2012
Results First Received: June 18, 2012  
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized;   Endpoint Classification: Pharmacodynamics Study;   Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment;   Masking: Open Label
Conditions: Coronary Artery Disease
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Interventions: Drug: Aliskiren
Drug: Amlodipine

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Recruitment Details
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Pre-Assignment Details
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Reporting Groups
  Description
Aliskiren Aliskiren 150-300 mg once daily
Amlodipine 5-10 mg amlodipine once daily

Participant Flow:   Overall Study
    Aliskiren     Amlodipine  
STARTED     22     16  
COMPLETED     16     15  
NOT COMPLETED     6     1  
Protocol Violation                 1                 0  
Lost to Follow-up                 1                 0  
Adverse Event                 4                 1  



  Baseline Characteristics
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Reporting Groups
  Description
Aliskiren Aliskiren 150-300 mg once daily
Amlodipine 5-10 mg amlodipine once daily
Total Total of all reporting groups

Baseline Measures
    Aliskiren     Amlodipine     Total  
Number of Participants  
[units: participants]
  22     16     38  
Age  
[units: participants]
     
<=18 years     0     0     0  
Between 18 and 65 years     7     6     13  
>=65 years     15     10     25  
Age  
[units: years]
Mean ± Standard Deviation
  68  ± 10     63  ± 16     65  ± 13  
Gender  
[units: participants]
     
Female     8     6     14  
Male     14     10     24  
Region of Enrollment  
[units: participants]
     
United States     22     16     38  



  Outcome Measures

1.  Primary:   Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1   [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]

2.  Secondary:   Serum Level of Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule   [ Time Frame: 6 week ]
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3.  Secondary:   Serum Level of Intracellular Cell Adhesion Molecule   [ Time Frame: 6 week ]
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4.  Secondary:   Serum Level of C-reactive Protein   [ Time Frame: 6 week ]
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5.  Secondary:   Serum Level of Nitric Oxide   [ Time Frame: 6 week ]
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Certain Agreements:  
All Principal Investigators ARE employed by the organization sponsoring the study.


Limitations and Caveats
Limitations of the study, such as early termination leading to small numbers of participants analyzed and technical problems with measurement leading to unreliable or uninterpretable data
Small sample size led to large standard deviation in biomarkers assessed and limited power to detect a diffference  


Results Point of Contact:  
Name/Title: Gary Meyerrose
Organization: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
phone: 806-743-3150
e-mail: gary.meyerrose@ttuhsc.edu


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Responsible Party: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00818779     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: Tekturna 1
Study First Received: January 6, 2009
Results First Received: June 18, 2012
Last Updated: October 18, 2012
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board