Testing the Efficacy of Different Dosages of Lercanidipine to Reduce Hypertensive Blood Pressure in Normal Weight and Obese Patients

March 7, 2008 updated by: UCB Pharma

A Double-Blind, Randomized, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel, Dose-Titration Study to Assess the Efficacy of Lercanidipine 10 mg and 20 mg Once Daily p. o. in Hypertensive Subjects (I or II WHO) With Elevated Body Weight.

A double blind study to examine the safety and efficacy of different dosages of lercanidipine in normal weight and obese patients with hypertension

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

180

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Body Mass Index (BMI): 18.0 - 24.9 or 30.0 - 39.9 kg/m2 (extremes included);
  • Essential hypertension I or II WHO:
  • 140 mmHg ≤ BPs ≤ 179 mmHg and BPd ≤ 109 mmHg at the end of the placebo run-in phase;

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Secondary hypertension;
  • Diabetes mellitus type 1, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus type 2, fasting blood glucose ≥ 160 mg/dl;
  • Subjects keeping to a hypocaloric diet (except special diet for diabetics) to reduce body weight;
  • History or presence of angioneurotic oedema;
  • Subjects developing a hypertensive crisis during wash-out or placebo run-in period;

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

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
change from baseline of systolic blood pressure (BPs) after 4 weeks of treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Blood pressure, response rate, normalization rate, pulse rate, lipid profile, safety and tolerability. Measures after 4, 8, 12 weeks.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

UCB Pharma

Investigators

  • Study Director: Jürgen Scholze, MD, UCB Pharma

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2005

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)

March 10, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 7, 2008

Last Verified

March 1, 2008

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • Ler 25-03

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