Hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients with diabetes mellitus according to the Japan Diabetes Society guideline 2.Patients with essential hypertension who had SBP = or > 130 mmHg and/or DBP = or > 80 mmHg and received a middle dose of ARB + amlodipine 5 mg/day at least for 4 weeks. 3.Age is 20 years old or more. 4.Patients who gave their informed consent to participate for the present study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.The patients with secondary hypertension 2.The patients who had SBP < 130 mmHg and DBP < 80 mmHg before starting the study 3.Severe liver dysfunction. 4.Severe renal dysfunction. 5.Pregnancy or lactation in women. 6.Patients with a history of allergy to any component of the study medications. 7.Patients corresponding to the contraindication of study medications. 8.Participating in other clinical trials or within 3 months after retirement of prior clinical trial, 9.Ineligible based on the judgment of the physician
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in home systolic BP early in the morning between at baseline and after 12 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in various parameters between at baseline and after 12 weeks as follows (No. 1-14): 1.Home diastolic BP early in the morning 2.Office BP 3.Home BP before going to the bed 4.Home BP in sleeping 5.Percentage of the patients who reach the target BP (Office BP and BP early in the morning) 6.Variability and coefficient of BP 7.Brachial-ankle pulse wave veocity 8.High-sensitivity C reactive protein 9.Pentraxin-3 10.Adiponectin 11.Brain natriuretic peptide 12.Urinary albumin 13.Cystatin C 14.L-FABP 15.Side effects | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Fukuoka University Hospital Department of Cardiology