Active clinical trials for "Hypertension"

This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of the fixed combination of valsartan/amlodipine in adult patients with mild to moderate hypertension

This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of the fixed combination of valsartan/amlodipine in adult patients with mild to moderate hypertension.

Nearly 60 million adults in the United States have high blood pressure (BP) in the pre-hypertension (SBP 120-139 or DBP 80-89). Hypertension is estimated to account for 1 in 8 deaths in the world, and in the US the direct and indirect costs of high BP are estimated to reach $59.7 billion in 2005. JNC-7 guidelines recommend lifestyle modifications for prehypertension, followed by antihypertensive medication if BP progresses to Stage I hypertension. Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an increasingly popular practice that has been purported to alleviate stress and treat certain health conditions. Some stress management therapies and one meditation therapy (e.g., Transcendental Meditation) have shown promise in reducing elevated BP, but MBSR has not been evaluated as a treatment for high BP. When added to lifestyle modification advice, MBSR may be an appropriate complementary treatment for prehypertension. However, prior to a large randomized clinical trial of MBSR for prehypertension and/or hypertension, pilot data is necessary to provide preliminary evidence of a treatment effect and to evaluate feasibility. This feasibility randomized clinical trial of MBSR for unmedicated prehypertension will provide preliminary evidence to support a larger randomized clinical trial by evaluating the feasibility and safety of MBSR as a complementary treatment for high BP and by documenting any treatment effect. Sixty patients with unmedicated BP in the range of SBP 120-139 mm Hg or DBP 80-89 mm Hg will be randomly assigned to MBSR or a progressive muscle relaxation control condition. All patients will receive lifestyle modification advice. Patients will complete 8 weeks of MBSR delivered in a group format by an experienced psychologist trained in MBSR or 8 weeks of progressive muscle relaxation training matched for therapist contact and homework. Patients BP will be assessed prior to randomization and following treatment by researchers blind to treatment assignment. Accrual rates, acceptance of randomization, treatment adherence, treatment fidelity, and patient satisfaction with treatment will be evaluated.

This study was designed to compare the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of the combination valsartan/amlodipine 160/5 mg versus amlodipine 10 mg in patients with essential hypertension not adequately controlled (defined as mean sitting systolic blood pressure [msSBP] ≥ 130 mmHg and ≤ 160 mmHg) on amlodipine 5 mg alone. The study evaluated both the efficacy and tolerability of the treatments by providing data that assessed blood pressure and the proportion of patients developing peripheral edema.

The main purpose of this study is to compare the effects of treatment of two different formulations of Angeliq® and Prempro on blood pressure in post-menopausal women with prehypertension.

This is a multi-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, 2-session crossover study to evaluate the incidence of orthostatic hypotension in elderly hypertensive subjects following co-administration of carvedilol CR and lisinopril.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of long-term use (up to 18 weeks) of valsartan in children 6 months to 5 years old with hypertension.

To assess the safety of sildenafil 20 mg TID orally given to Japanese pulmonary arterial hypertension patients (Part 1 and 2) To assess the efficacy after 12 weeks of treatment of sildenafil 20 mg TID orally given to Japanese pulmonary arterial hypertension patients (Part 1)

To determine if electrical stimulation on acupoints has any effect on hypertensive subjects.

Patients with advanced sarcoidosis often develop pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary hypertension is a condition where the right side of the heart has to push the blood though the lungs at a higher pressure than normal. Since this pressure is higher, it is harder for the heart to pump the blood through the lungs to the left side of the body. If the blood can not get through the lungs, it can not get pumped through the rest of the body. This leads to weakness and shortness of breath. This type of hypertension does not usually respond to regular blood pressure medicines. The purpose of this study is to determine if bosentan (Tracleer) will help sarcoidosis associated pulmonary hypertension.