A Clinical Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Aliskiren in the Elderly With High Blood Pressure
An 8-week, Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel-group, Multicenter Study Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Aliskiren 75 mg, 150 mg, and 300 mg in Patients With at Least 65 Years of Age With Essential Hypertension, Using 24-hour ABPM, With Lisinopril 10 mg as a Reference
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Brief Summary
After a wash-out (1 to 2 weeks), and 2 to 4 week single-blind placebo run-in period, eligible patients will be randomized to receive lisinopril 10 mg, aliskiren 75 mg, 150 mg or 300 mg for a period of 8 weeks
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_3 hypertension
Started Apr 2005
Shorter than P25 for phase_3 hypertension
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2005
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 12, 2005
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 22, 2005
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 1, 2006
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 1, 2006
CompletedNovember 18, 2016
November 1, 2016
10 months
September 12, 2005
November 16, 2016
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change from baseline in average 24 hour systolic ambulatory blood pressure after 8 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (5)
Change from baseline in average 24 hour diastolic ambulatory blood pressure after 8 weeks
Change from baseline in sitting systolic and diastolic blood pressure after 8 weeks
Change from baseline in daytime diastolic ambulatory blood pressure after 8 weeks
Change from baseline in daytime systolic ambulatory blood pressure after 8 weeks
Blood pressure control target of < 140/90 mmHg after 8 weeks
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients with at least 65 years-old
You may not qualify if:
- Severe hypertension
- History or evidence of a secondary form of hypertension
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Novartislead
Study Sites (1)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Basel, Switzerland
Related Publications (2)
Verdecchia P, Calvo C, Mockel V, Keeling L, Satlin A. Safety and efficacy of the oral direct renin inhibitor aliskiren in elderly patients with hypertension. Blood Press. 2007;16(6):381-91. doi: 10.1080/08037050701717014.
PMID: 18058456RESULTWang GM, Li LJ, Tang WL, Wright JM. Renin inhibitors versus angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for primary hypertension. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Oct 22;10(10):CD012569. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012569.pub2.
PMID: 33089502DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 12, 2005
First Posted
September 22, 2005
Study Start
April 1, 2005
Primary Completion
February 1, 2006
Study Completion
February 1, 2006
Last Updated
November 18, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-11