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Sponsored by: |
Merck |
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Information provided by: | Merck |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00546754 |
To evaluate the blood pressure efficacy between losartan and valsartan at equivalent dosage during a 3 months treatment.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Hypertension |
Drug: losartan potassium (+) hydrochlorothiazide Drug: Comparator: Valsartan (+) Hydrochlorothiazide |
Phase III |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | 12-Week, Open-Label, Randomized, Controlled Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of Losartan 50 mg/HCTZ 12.5 mg Versus Valsartan 80 mg/HCTZ 12.5 mg in Hypertensives Not Controlled on Monotherapy. |
Estimated Enrollment: | 850 |
Study Start Date: | May 2007 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | May 2009 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | May 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1: Experimental
Drug Arm
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Drug: losartan potassium (+) hydrochlorothiazide
losartan potassium 50mg/12.5 Hydrochlorothiazide titrated as need to losartan potassium 100/25 mg Hydrochlorothiazide
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2: Active Comparator
active comparator
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Drug: Comparator: Valsartan (+) Hydrochlorothiazide
Valsartan 80/ Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg/day titrated as needed to valsartan 160/25 mg Hydrochlorothiazide
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Weeks For Whom The Antihypertensive Agent Can (And Will) Be Discontinued And Whose Blood Pressure Is Not Controlled:
Exclusion Criteria:
Responsible Party: | Merck & Co., Inc. ( Executive Vice President, Clinical and Quantitative Sciences ) |
Study ID Numbers: | 2007_031, MK0954A-333 |
Study First Received: | October 17, 2007 |
Last Updated: | March 27, 2009 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00546754 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | Canada: Health Canada |
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers Losartan Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors Diuretics Vascular Diseases Anti-Arrhythmia Agents |
Cardiovascular Agents Angiotensin II Antihypertensive Agents Hydrochlorothiazide Valsartan Hypertension |
Losartan Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Diuretics Physiological Effects of Drugs Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Agents Antihypertensive Agents Hydrochlorothiazide |
Pharmacologic Actions Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers Membrane Transport Modulators Natriuretic Agents Therapeutic Uses Cardiovascular Diseases Anti-Arrhythmia Agents Valsartan Hypertension |