An Examination of the Safety and Blood Pressure Lowering Effect of Increasing Doses of Benicar® and Benicar® HCT in Patients With Hypertension

September 9, 2005 updated by: Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

A Prospective, Open Label, Titration Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Benicar® and Benicar ®HCT in Patients With Stage II Systolic Hypertension

Effect of increasing doses of olmesartan medoxomil and olmesartan medoxomil/hydrochlorothiazide on blood pressure in patients with hypertension

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

110

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

    • California
      • Fort Lauderdale, California, United States
      • Long Beach, California, United States
      • Roseville, California, United States
      • Sacramento, California, United States
      • Santa Anna, California, United States
      • Tustin, California, United States
      • Westlake Village, California, United States
    • Florida
      • Deland, Florida, United States
      • Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States
    • Illinois
      • Orland Park, Illinois, United States
    • Louisiana
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
    • Maine
      • Auburn, Maine, United States
    • Nebraska
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States
    • New York
      • Buffalo, New York, United States
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
    • Wisconsin
      • Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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:

  • 1. 18 years of age.
  • 2. Patients with stage II systolic hypertension
  • 3. If female, must have negative serum pregnancy test at screening and be either post-menopausal, had a hysterectomy or tubal ligation at least 6 months before consent or if of childbearing potential, must practice approved measures of birth control throughout study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 1. Hypertensive encephalopathy, stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) within the past 6 months.

    2. History of myocardial infarction, percutaneous transluminal coronary revascularization, coronary artery bypass graft, and/or unstable angina pectoris within the past 6 months.

    3. Severe hypertension (DBP greater than or equal to 110 mm Hg or SBP > 200 mm Hg).

    4. History of secondary hypertension including renal disease, phaeochromocytoma, or Cushing's disease.

    5. Type I diabetes mellitus. 6. Evidence of symptomatic resting bradycardia, congestive heart failure, or hemodynamically significant cardiac valvular disease.

    7. Presence of heart block greater than first degree sinoatrial block, Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, Sick Sinus Syndrome, Atrial fibrillation, or Atrial Flutter.

    8. Laboratory test values considered clinically significant by the investigator.

    9. Evidence of liver disease as indicated by SGOT or SGPT and/or total bilirubin > 3 times the upper limit of normal.

    10. Pregnant or lactating females.

  • 11. Patients with malignancy during the past 5 years excluding squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma of the skin.

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Change in mean trough seated systolic blood pressure compared to the start of the study

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
1. Blood pressure changes from baseline at the end of each titration period.
2. Percentage of patients responding to therapy
3. Percentage of patients achieving various blood pressure target goals

Collaborators and Investigators

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

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

March 1, 2004

Study Completion

October 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 9, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 9, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 16, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 16, 2005

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 9, 2005

Last Verified

September 1, 2005

More Information

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