Essential hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Essential hypertensive outpatients who are without antihypertensive drug at least 4 weeks prior to randomization or without a historiy of anti-hypertensive drug 2) Office SBP >=140mmHg or DBP >=90 3) Age >=30 years 4) Subjects who gave written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Allergy against irbesartan/telmisartan 2) History of stroke, acute coronary syndrome or any cardiovascular diseases needed for inpatient-treatments 3) Impaired renal function (Cre>=2.0mg/dL) 4) Biliary obstructive disorders or level of alanine aminotransferase >= 100IU 5) Symptomatic (NYHA II, III or IV) congestive heart failure 6) Poor-controlled hypertension (SBP>=180, or DBP>=110 mmHg in office BP) 7) Severe arrythmia 8) Diabetes treated with thiazolidine 9) Malignancies or other diseases with poor prognosis 10) Pregnant 11) Subjects whose doctor in charge do not agree to join the trial
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the changes from baseline in home Systolic Blood Pressure between 12 week treatments of irbesartan and telmisartan | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To compare the percents of achieving blood pressure targets in home Blood Pressure monitoring between 12 week treatments of irbesartan and telmisartan 2.To compare the changes from baseline in office blood pressure, home diastolic Blood Pressure, heart rates between 12 week treatments of irbesartan and telmisartan 3.To compare the changes from baseline in LDL-C, HDL-C, TG, FFA, FBS, HbA1C, UACR between 12 week treatments of irbesartan and telmisartan 4.To compare the changes from baseline in blood and urine examinations between 12 week treatments of irbesartan and telmisartan | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nishi-Mikawa SG-ARB association Ishihara medical clinic