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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00354991
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 20, 2006
Last Update Posted : May 9, 2017
Sponsor:
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Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The objective of the study is to estimate the percentage of patients who reach blood pressure goal after 8 weeks of treatment with losartan/HCTZ combination.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Hypertension Drug: losartan potassium (+) hydrochlorothiazide Phase 3

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 437 participants
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: An Open Label Study to Assess the Efficacy of Losartan/HCTZ Combination Therapy in Patients With Essential Hypertension Who Were Inadequately Controlled on Current Antihypertensive Monotherapy
Actual Study Start Date : June 1, 2006
Actual Primary Completion Date : April 1, 2007
Actual Study Completion Date : April 1, 2007

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MedlinePlus related topics: Potassium

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: 1
Losartan/HCTZ
 Drug: losartan potassium (+) hydrochlorothiazide
Patients took losartan 50 mg /HCTZ 12.5 mg orally once daily for 13 weeks. At Weeks 0, 4 and 8 if the blood pressure goal was not reached then the losartan/HCTZ combination will be titrated upwards according to the following scheme: losartan 50/HCTZ 12.5 to losartan 100/HCTZ 12.5 to losartan 100/HCTZ 25.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Percentage of patients reaching a blood pressure goal (diastolic <90mm Hg for non-diabetics; <80mm Hg for diabetics) after 8 weeks of treatment [ Time Frame: 8 Weeks ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Safety and tolerability [ Time Frame: 13 Weeks ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient is male or female and = 18 years of age
  • Patients with essential hypertension previously treated with antihypertensive medications for at least 4 weeks but did not reach the blood pressure goal

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of any condition, therapy, lab abnormality or other circumstance that might confound the results of the study, or interfere with the patient's participation for the full duration of the study, such that it is not in the best interest of the patient/subject to participate
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive within the projected duration of the study
  • Previous history of severe essential hypertension
  • History of stroke or myocardial infarction (heart attack)
  • Evidence of renal or liver disease
  • Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
  • Any known bleeding disorder
  • Known sensitivity or intolerance to the study medication (losartan or hydrochlorothiazide)
  • Other antihypertensive medications or medications that may affect blood pressure
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Investigators
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Study Director: Medical Monitor Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
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Responsible Party: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00354991    
Other Study ID Numbers: 0954A-950
MK0954A-950
2006_012
First Posted: July 20, 2006    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: May 9, 2017
Last Verified: May 2017
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Hypertension
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Losartan
Hydrochlorothiazide
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Antihypertensive Agents
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
 Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Diuretics
Natriuretic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors
Membrane Transport Modulators