Study Comparing SPP100 (Aliskiren) 150mg to Placebo and to Losartan 50mg in Patients With Mild to Moderate Essential Hypertension - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Novartis
Information provided by:	Novartis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00344110

Purpose

Assessing efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics in patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Hypertension	Drug: Aliskiren	Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics: High Blood Pressure

Drug Information available for: Losartan Losartan potassium Aliskiren

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo and Active-Controlled, Multicenter, Parallel-Group Study Comparing SPP100 (Aliskiren) 150mg to Placebo and to Losartan 50mg to Evaluate Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics in Patients With Mild to Moderate Essential Hypertension

Further study details as provided by Novartis:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Mean sitting diastolic blood pressure (msDBP) lowering from baseline to the study end to placebo and losartan

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Mean sitting systolic pressure (msSBP) lowering from baseline to the study end to placebo and losartan
Successful response; msDBP <90mmHg and/or a reduction of msDBP ≥ 10mmHg
Control rate; msDBP <90mmHg and msSBP<140mmHg
The pharmacokinetics / pharmacodynamics
Safety and tolerability

Estimated Enrollment:	743
Study Start Date:	June 2006

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	20 Years to 75 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Exclusion Criteria:

Pregnant women, lactating mothers, women suspected of being pregnant, or women who wish to be pregnant
Patients with msSBP >==180 mmHg and/or msDBP >=110 mmHg at Visit 1, 2 or 3
Patients with or suspected of having secondary hypertension (due to aortic coarctation, primary aldosteronism, etc.)
Patients suspected of having malignant hypertension

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00344110

Locations

Sponsors and Collaborators

Novartis

Investigators

Study Chair:

Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Japan

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	CSPP100A1301
Study First Received:	June 22, 2006
Last Updated:	December 21, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00344110
Health Authority:	Japan: Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

Keywords provided by Novartis:

Hypertension, aliskiren, blood pressure, renin

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Losartan
Vascular Diseases
Essential hypertension
Hypertension

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 13, 2009