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

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized; Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study; Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment; Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator); Primary Purpose: Treatment
Conditions:	Hypertension Ankle Edema
Interventions:	Drug: Aliskiren/amlodipine Drug: Amlodipine Drug: Placebo to Aliskiren/amlodipine Drug: Placebo to Amlodipine

Participant Flow

Recruitment Details

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Pre-Assignment Details

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Reporting Groups

	Description
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.
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.

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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.

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.

Participant Flow: Overall Study

	Aliskiren/Amlodipine + Placebo to Amlodipine	Amlodipine+ Placebo to Aliskiren/Amlodipine
STARTED	14	17
COMPLETED	12	16
NOT COMPLETED	2	1
Protocol Deviation	2	1

Baseline Characteristics

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Reporting Groups

	Description
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.
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.
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Description

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.

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.

Total

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Baseline Measures

	Aliskiren/Amlodipine + Placebo to Amlodipine	Amlodipine+ Placebo to Aliskiren/Amlodipine	Total
Number of Participants [units: participants]	14	17	31
Age [units: years] Mean ± Standard Deviation	55.4 ± 6.21	58.0 ± 4.49	56.8 ± 5.40
Gender [units: participants]
Female	5	4	9
Male	9	13	22

Outcome Measures

1. Primary:

Change in the Ankle Foot Volume (AFV) as Measured by Displacement Method [ Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks ]

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Certain Agreements:

Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.

There IS an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.

The agreement is:

	The only disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding trial results for a period that is less than or equal to 60 days. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot extend the embargo.
	The only disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding trial results for a period that is more than 60 days but less than or equal to 180 days. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot extend the embargo.
	Other disclosure agreement that restricts the right of the PI to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed. Restriction Description: 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.

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
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Results Point of Contact:

Name/Title: Study Director
Organization: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
phone: 862-778-8300

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Responsible Party:	Novartis ( Novartis Pharmaceuticals )
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01080768 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	CSPA100A2201, 2009-014359-63
Study First Received:	March 3, 2010
Results First Received:	November 22, 2011
Last Updated:	November 22, 2011
Health Authority:	Netherlands: The Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO)