Controlled Release Nifedipine and Valsartan Combination Therapy in Patients With Essential Hypertension
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01518855 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : January 26, 2012
Last Update Posted : January 26, 2012
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The primary objective of this study is to investigate incremental cost effectiveness of Nifedipine CR and Amlodipine in combination therapy with Valsartan for the treatment of essential hypertensive patients.
To investigate incremental cost effectiveness, primary variables are mean treatment cost and achievement rate to target blood pressure level at the end of double-blind treatment period.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hypertension | Drug: Nifedipine (Adalat, BAYA1040) Drug: Amlodipine (Norvasc) Drug: Diovan | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 514 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Clinical Effect and Cost Effectiveness of Ca Antagonist in Combination With AII Receptor Antagonist in Patient With Essential Hypertension (PMS Study) |
Study Start Date : | March 2004 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 2005 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2005 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Arm 1
Adalat CR 20-40mg od + Diovan 40-80mg od
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Drug: Nifedipine (Adalat, BAYA1040) Drug: Diovan |
Active Comparator: Arm 2
Norvasc 2.5-5mg od + Diovan 40-80mg od
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Drug: Amlodipine (Norvasc) Drug: Diovan |
- Mean treatment cost* for 16-week of double-blind treatment period [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ]* Including treatment cost for the drug related AEs. The sponsor will calculate the cost based on the tariff of health insurance scores.
- Proportion of participants** achieving target blood pressure at the end of double-blind treatment period [ Time Frame: at week 16 ]**For subjects aged under 60 years: SBP<130mmHg and DBP<85mmHg, for subjects aged 60 years or over: SBP<140mmHg and DBP<90mmHg (SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure)
- Treatment cost per subject to achieve the target blood pressure (Total costs for the double-blind treatment period / Number of patients who achieve the target blood pressure at the end of double-blind treatment period) [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ]
- The change in blood pressure (SBP and DBP) from the baseline (end of pretreatment period) . [ Time Frame: baseline to week 16 ]
- Proportion of participants for each age group to target blood pressure level [ Time Frame: at week 16 ]
- Incidence of treatment-emergent drug-related adverse events [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ]
- Safety variables will be summarized using descriptive statistics based on adverse events collections [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years to 79 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Untreated patients or patients with previous treatment by antihypertensive agents whose blood pressure at sitting position at the time of the entry (Visit 1) is:
- SBP>/=160mmHg or DBP>/=100mmHg for untreated patients (SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure)
- SBP>/=150mmHg or DBP>/=95mmHg for patients with previous treatment by antihypertensive agents
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients whose blood pressure on either day of Visit 1 or 2 is: SBP > 200mmHg or DBP > 120mmHg.
- Patients with secondary hypertension or hypertensive emergency such as malignant hypertension.
- Patients with a history of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular ischemic event (stroke, transient ischemic attack, myocardial infarction or unstable angina) within six months prior to the study.
- Patients with a history of intracranial or subarachnoid hemorrhage within six months prior to the study.
- Patients with uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1c >/=8%)
- Patients with bradycardia or tachycardia (<50 bpm, >/=100 bpm), arrhythmia such as atrioventricular block (second and third degree), sinoatrial block or atrial fibrillation.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01518855
Japan | |
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, 060-0003 | |
Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 158-0097 | |
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 163-6003 | |
Hiroshima, Japan, 733-0011 |
Study Director: | Bayer Study Director | Bayer |
Responsible Party: | Head Medical Development Japan, Bayer Yakuhin Ltd. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01518855 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
11518 |
First Posted: | January 26, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 26, 2012 |
Last Verified: | January 2012 |
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