Tarka vs. Hyzaar in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome (STAR) - Full Text View

Sponsor:	Abbott
Information provided by:	Abbott
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00234858

Purpose

The primary objective of this study is to determine whether impaired glucose tolerance is improved to a greater degree by Tarka than Hyzaar in subjects with metabolic syndrome

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Hypertension Metabolic Syndrome	Drug: trandolapril/verapamil Drug: (Hyzaar) losartan/hydrochlorothiazide	Phase IV

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	A Phase IV, Randomized, Open-Label, Active Controlled Study to Compare the Effects of Tarka® and Hyzaar® on Glucose Tolerance in Subjects With Metabolic Syndrome

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MedlinePlus related topics: High Blood Pressure

Drug Information available for: Verapamil Hydrochlorothiazide Diltiazem hydrochloride Dexverapamil Diltiazem Trandolapril Losartan Losartan potassium Diltiazem malate Hyzaar Verapamil hydrochloride

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Abbott:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Oral Glucose Tolerance [ Time Frame: up to 1 year / 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Changes in blood pressure (BP), pulse rate and BP control. HbA1c, insulin sensitivity, insulin release, albuminuria, lipid profile, AMBP, clinical safety labs and adverse events. [ Time Frame: up to 1 year / 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Enrollment:	280
Study Start Date:	March 2004
Estimated Study Completion Date:	April 2006
Primary Completion Date:	April 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1: Active Comparator	Drug: trandolapril/verapamil 2/180 mg QD with titration if needed at Week 4 to 4/240 mg QD
2: Active Comparator	Drug: (Hyzaar) losartan/hydrochlorothiazide 50/12.5 mg QD with titration if needed at Week 4 to 100/25 mg QD

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	21 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Metabolic syndrome
Fasting blood glucose between 100 mg/dL and 125 mg/dL
Hypertension
One additional criteria, Exclusion 1

Exclusion Criteria:

Subject has a current diagnosis of Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Subject has a hypersensitivity to ACE inhibitor, ARB, CCB, clonidine, methyldopa, hydralazine, or thiazide diuretic medication.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00234858

Sponsors and Collaborators

Abbott

Investigators

Study Director:

Global Medical Information

Abbott

More Information

No publications provided by Abbott

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

Bakris G, Molitch M, Hewkin A, Kipnes M, Sarafidis P, Fakouhi K, Bacher P, Sowers J; STAR Investigators. Differences in glucose tolerance between fixed-dose antihypertensive drug combinations in people with metabolic syndrome. Diabetes Care. 2006 Dec;29(12):2592-7. Erratum in: Diabetes Care. 2007 May;30(5):1329.

Responsible Party:	Abbott ( Peter Bacher, MD, PhD )
Study ID Numbers:	M03-598
Study First Received:	September 13, 2005
Last Updated:	July 11, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00234858 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Abbott:

Hypertension
Metabolic Syndrome
Tarka
Hyzaar

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Vasodilator Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Diuretics
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors
Calcium Channel Blockers
Membrane Transport Modulators
Pathologic Processes
Syndrome
Therapeutic Uses
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Cardiovascular Diseases
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Losartan

Disease
Vascular Diseases
Enzyme Inhibitors
Cardiovascular Agents
Antihypertensive Agents
Hydrochlorothiazide
Pharmacologic Actions
Protease Inhibitors
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
Trandolapril
Verapamil
Natriuretic Agents
Diltiazem
Hypertension

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