Open Label Study Telmisartan and Amlodipine in Hypertension - Full Text View

Sponsor:	Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Information provided by:	Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00614380

Purpose

The primary objective of this trial is to assess the efficacy and safety of the fixed dose combinations T40/A5 or T80/A5 during long-term open-label treatment.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Hypertension	Drug: telmisartan/amlodipine 40/5 mg fixed combination Drug: telmisartan/amlodipine 80/5 mg fixed combination	Phase III

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	An Open Label Follow-up Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of Chronic Administration of the Combination of Telmisartan 40mg + Amlodipine 5mg or the Combination of Telmisartan 80mg + Amlodipine 5mg Tablets Alone or in Combination With Other Antihypertensive Medications in Patients With Hypertension.

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Blood Pressure Medicines High Blood Pressure

Drug Information available for: Amlodipine Amlodipine besylate Telmisartan

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Trough Seated Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) Control [ Time Frame: End of study (34 weeks or last value on treatment) ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Trough Seated SBP Control [ Time Frame: End of study (34 weeks or last value on treatment) ]
Change From Baseline in Trough Seated Diastolic Blood Pressure [ Time Frame: End of study (34 weeks or last value on treatment) ]
Change in DBP From Last Available Trough in 1235.5 to Last Available Trough in 1235.7 [ Time Frame: End of study (34 weeks or last value on treatment) ]
Change From Baseline in Trough Seated Systolic Blood Pressure [ Time Frame: End of study (34 weeks or last value on treatment) ]
Change in SBP From Last Available Trough in 1235.5 to Last Available Trough in 1235.7 [ Time Frame: End of study (34 weeks or last value on treatment) ]
Trough Seated DBP Response [ Time Frame: End of study (34 weeks or last value on treatment) ]
Trough Seated SBP Response [ Time Frame: End of study (34 weeks or last value on treatment) ]
Trough BP Normality Classes [ Time Frame: End of study (34 weeks or last value on treatment) ]
Time to First Additional Antihypertensive [ Time Frame: At any point during open-label treatment ]
Proportion of Patients Requiring Additional Antihypertensive Therapy to Achieve DBP Control [ Time Frame: At any point during open-label treatment ]
Additional Reduction in DBP by Use of Additional Antihypertensive Therapy [ Time Frame: At any point during open-label treatment ]
Additional Reduction in SBP by Use of Additional Antihypertensive Therapy [ Time Frame: At any point during open-label treatment ]
Trough DBP Control Pre- and Post- Uptitration [ Time Frame: At any point during open-label treatment ]

Enrollment:	976
Study Start Date:	January 2008
Primary Completion Date:	March 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

patients aged at least 18 years
diagnosis of essential hypertension and blood pressure not adequately controlled before enrolment in the preceding trial.
failure to respond to six weeks treatment with A5 in the run-in period of the preceding trial.

Exclusion Criteria:

pre-menopausal women who are not surgically sterile; or are nursing or pregnant; or are not practising acceptable means of birth control or do not plan to continue using acceptable means of birth control throughout the study
development of any medical condition in the preceding trial that in the investigator's opinion could be worsened by treatment with either T40/A5 or T80/A5
discontinuation from the preceding trial because of any adverse event or any other reason
known or suspected secondary hypertension
mean seated SBP => 180 mmHg and/or mean seated DBP => 120 mmHg at any visit

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00614380

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Sponsors and Collaborators

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

Investigators

Study Chair:

Boehringer Ingelheim

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Boehringer Ingelheim ( Boehringer Ingelheim, Study Chair )
Study ID Numbers:	1235.7, EUDRACT2007-002410-19
Study First Received:	January 28, 2008
Results First Received:	December 14, 2009
Last Updated:	December 14, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00614380 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Belgium: Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products; Canada: Health Canada (TPD); Denmark: Lægemiddelstyrelsen, Kliniske forsøg, Inspektionen Axel Heides Gade 1, DK-2300 Copenhagen S; Finland: Finnish Medicines Agency; France: AGENCE FRANCAISE DE SECURITE SANITAIRE DES PRODUITS DE SANTE; Korea, Republic of: Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA); Netherlands: Central Committee on Research involving Human Subjects (CCMO); Norway: Norwegian Medicines Agency (Statens Legemiddelverk); Philippines: Department of Health, Republic of the Philippines; South Africa: Medicines Control Council; Sweden: Regional Ethics Committee of Stockholm, PO Box 289, SE-17177 Stockholm, Sweden. Medical Products Agency; Taiwan: Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Taiwan; United States: Food and Drug Administration

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Vasodilator Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Vascular Diseases
Calcium Channel Blockers
Enzyme Inhibitors
Cardiovascular Agents
Antihypertensive Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Protease Inhibitors

Amlodipine
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
Membrane Transport Modulators
Therapeutic Uses
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Cardiovascular Diseases
Telmisartan
Hypertension

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