Olmesartan in Essential Hypertension
Essential Hypertension
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Essential Hypertension
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Age: 18 (19 if required by local authorities) to 75 years Males and females of any race. Female participants must take adequate contraceptive measures (oral contraceptives, I.U.D.), be post-menopausal or surgically sterilized Essential hypertension: sitting DBP greater than or equal to 90 and less than 110 mmHg Written Informed Consent Mentally competent Negative pregnancy test in women at a childbearing age at the beginning of the study Exclusion Criteria: Patients with known severe (World Health Organization (WHO) stage III, sitting DBP stable at greater than or equal to 110 mmHg), malignant or secondary hypertension Patients who have had a myocardial infarction or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) within the last 6 months Patients with a history or current evidence of congestive heart failure Bilateral renal artery stenosis Severe renal insufficiency (serum creatinine greater than 200 micro mol/l) Severe hepatic impairment or biliary obstruction
Sites / Locations
- Result Cro
- INPUT GmbG
- Biokos Farma s.r.l.
- IMRO TRAMARKO International bv
- EUROTRIALS Lda
- Phidea S.L.
- PFC Pharma Focus Consultants AG
- Inveresk Ltd.
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Placebo Comparator
Experimental
Experimental
1
2
3
2 week placebo run-in
Olmesartan medoxomil tablets for 8 weeks
Olmesartan medoxomil tablets, or olmesartan medoxomil tablets + hydrochlorothiazide tablets for 4 weeks