Hypertension with metabolic syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Ambulant patients, regardless of sex. Age is over 30 years old. Patients with uncontrolled hypertension by amlodipine 5 mg/day complicated with metabolic syndrome. Hypertension; >= SBP 140mmHg and/or >= DBP 90mmHg Metabolic syndrome; waist size >=85cm in male, >= 90cm in female and have one or both symptoms listed below. 1. TG >= 150mg/dL and/or HDL >=40mg/dL 2. FPG >= 110mg/dL
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Secondary hypertension 2) Severe hypertension with office systolic blood pressure over 180mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure over 110mmHg 3) Malignant hypertension 4) Continuous ventricular tachycardia or severe arrythmia (AV block II-III, Af etc) 5) Severe heart failure (NYHA III-IV) 6) Myocardial Infarction, Coronary bypass surgery, and PTCA were performed within 6 months 7) Patients contraindicated for the use of amlodipine, telmisartan 8) Serum creatinine >2.1mg/dL 9) Hypersensitivity with telmisartan and amlodipine 10) Patients who are inadequate to entry this study judged by physicians in charge
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes of 24hr blood pressure on ABPM(24hr, daytime, nocturnal, early morning) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Osaka University Department of Geriatric Medicine & Nephrology