A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Effects of Darusentan on Safety and Efficacy in Subjects With Resistant Systolic Hypertension Receiving Combination Therapy With Three or More Blood Pressure Lowering Drugs - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Gilead Sciences
Information provided by:	Gilead Sciences
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00364026

Purpose

This is a research study of a new experimental drug called darusentan. Darusentan is not currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in the United States, which means that a doctor cannot prescribe this drug. The purpose of this study is to determine if darusentan is effective in reducing systolic blood pressure in subjects with resistant systolic hypertension, despite treatment with full doses of three or more blood pressure lowering drugs, including a diuretic.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Hypertension	Drug: darusentan	Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: High Blood Pressure

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	A Phase II Study to Evaluate the Effects of Darusentan on Safety and Efficacy in Subjects With Resistant Systolic Hypertension Receiving Combination Therapy With Three or More Antihypertensive Drugs, Including a Diuretic (Protocol DAR-201)

Further study details as provided by Gilead Sciences:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Co-primary efficacy measures are changes in trough sitting systolic BP from baseline through Weeks 8 and 10.

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Secondary efficacy measurements are change in trough sitting diastolic BP from baseline to study Week 10; change in mean 24-hour systolic BP, as measured by ABPM; and the percent of subjects who reached systolic BP goal after 10 weeks of treatment.

Study Start Date:	June 2004
Estimated Study Completion Date:	July 2005

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	35 Years to 85 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Subjects who are competent to provide written consent
Aged 35 to 85 years
Subjects with diabetes and/or chronic kidney disease must have a mean systolic blood pressure ≥130 mmHg
All other subjects must have a mean systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg
Receiving and adhering to full doses of appropriate guideline-recommended antihypertensive drugs from three different classes of antihypertensive agents, including a diuretic
Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at the Screening Visit and a negative urine pregnancy test at the time of Randomization.

Exclusion Criteria:

Average sitting systolic blood pressure ≥180 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥110 mmHg at Screening
Serum ALT or AST >2X ULN
Subjects who have experienced myocardial infarction, unstable angina, or a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) within 6 month of the Screening Visit; or sick sinus syndrome or second or third degree atrioventricular block, chronic atrial fibrillation or recurrent atrial tachyarrhythmia, recurrent ventricular tachycardia, or symptomatic bradycardia
Implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) that has fired for any arrhythmia within 3 months of Screening or implanted pacemakers
Symptomatic CHF requiring treatment
Hemodynamically significant valvular heart disease
Hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis; or history of renal transplant
Diagnosis or recurrence of malignancy within the past 3 years
Sleep apnea
Subjects who perform alternating shift or night work
Subjects who have participated in a clinical study involving another investigational drug or device within 1 month of the Screening Visit

Contacts and Locations

No Contacts or Locations Provided

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	Protocol DAR-201
Study First Received:	August 10, 2006
Last Updated:	January 17, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00364026
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Vascular Diseases
Hypertension

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009