Tadalafil in Subjects With Mild to Moderate Hypertension

October 23, 2007 updated by: Eli Lilly and Company

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, Placebo-Controlled Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Tadalafil (5mg and 20mg) Administered Once Daily to Subjects With Mild to Moderate Hypertension

Purpose: The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tadalafil when administered once daily at doses of 5 and 20 mg to adult subjects for 8 weeks with mild to moderate hypertension.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

180

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Washington
      • Bothell, Washington, United States
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Have a documented medical history of hypertension.
  • Have cuff seated diastolic blood pressure values greater than or equal to 95 and less than or equal to 104 mm at study entry
  • Have a negative serum pregnancy test at the time of enrollment and agree to use two medically reliable methods of contraception until study completion, if female is of child-bearing potential, between menarche and 1 year post menopause and not surgically sterilized.
  • Are able to comply with study procedures and visits

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have resistant hypertension or systolic hypertension.
  • Are obese, defined as having body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 35.
  • Are females who are pregnant or breast feeding.
  • Have a history of severe renal insufficiency or significant thyroid, renal or hepatic disease.
  • Have a glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) greater than or equal to 10% during the screening period.
  • Have significant anemia.
  • Have a significant or unstable cardiac history such as history of heart attack, unstable angina, or stroke within 6 months of study entry, history of angina that was treated with long- or short-acting nitrates within 90 days of study entry, history of coronary artery bypass graft surgery or cardiac angioplasty within 90 days of study entry, history of abnormal heart rhythms such as sick sinus syndrome or 2nd- or 3rd-degree AV block, chronic atrial fibrillation or recurrent atrial tachyarrhythmia, a history of recurrent ventricular tachycardia, or symptomatic bradycardia, a history of sudden cardiac arrest.
  • Have symptomatic heart failure requiring treatment, or significant disease of the heart valves.
  • Have been treated for severe asthma, bronchospasm, or COPD within 3 months of study entry.
  • Have severe peripheral vascular disease.
  • Have a documented diagnosis of sleep apnea.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
The primary efficacy measurement of this study is the mean change after 8 weeks of treatment from baseline in cuff seated trough diastolic blood pressure, cuff seated systolic blood pressures and automated blood pressure monitoring

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Safety will be assessed by evaluating all reported adverse events and changes in clinical laboratory values, ECGs, and vital signs

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Collaborators

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 8, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 8, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 12, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 25, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 23, 2007

Last Verified

October 1, 2007

More Information

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