Efficacy of Rostafuroxin in the Treatment of Essential Hypertension
Essential Hypertension
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Essential Hypertension focused on measuring hypertension, pharmacogenomic, adducin, ouabain, rostafuroxin
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with grade 1 or 2 of essential hypertension
- Less than 3 risk factors (age > 55 if male, smoking, dyslipidemia, family history of CV disease occurring before 55 years in men and 65 in women
- Naive patients or currently on monotherapy or one combination tablet
- SBP between 140 and 169 mmHg
Exclusion Criteria:
- Atrial fibrillation or left or right VBBB
- Left ventricular hypertrophy
- Significant renal or hepatic disease
- Obesity > 30kg/m2
- Diabetes mellitus
Sites / Locations
- Catholic University of Leuven - Laboratory of Hypertension, Dept. of Molecular and Cardiov. Research - Campus Gasthuisberg
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Arm 5
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Rostafuroxin 50 micrograms capsules
Rostafuroxin 150 micrograms capsules
Rostafuroxin 500 micrograms capsules
Rostafuroxin 1.5 mg capsules
Rostafuroxin 5 mg capsule
5 weeks, once a day capsule treatment of active drug or placebo, followed by a 5 weeks, once a day capsule treatment of placebo or active drug according to a cross-over design
5 weeks, once a day capsule treatment of active drug or placebo, followed by a 5 weeks, once a day capsule treatment of placebo or active drug according to a cross-over design
5 weeks, once a day capsule treatment of active drug or placebo, followed by a 5 weeks, once a day capsule treatment of placebo or active drug according to a cross-over design
5 weeks, once a day capsule treatment of active drug or placebo, followed by a 5 weeks, once a day capsule treatment of placebo or active drug according to a cross-over design
5 weeks, once a day capsule treatment of active drug or placebo, followed by a 5 weeks, once a day capsule treatment of placebo or active drug according to a cross-over design