Hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Essential hypertensive patients who have been taking ARB except irbesartan (IrbetanR) and losartan and concomitantly with trichlormethiazide (FluitranR) 1 mg, and have not changed these medications at least for 8 weeks, whose systolic blood pressure (BP) or diastolic BP at baseline is >=130 or >=80 mmHg respectively and also who signed on informed consent to participate in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with severe hypertension (diastolic BP >=120 mmHg), secondary or malignant hypertension. Patients with recent history of myocardial infarction or stroke within 6 months. Patients with severe hepatic dysfunction (AST >=100 IU/L or ALT >=100 IU/L or bilirubin >=2.5 mg/dL),or with renal dysfunction (serum creatinine >=2.0 mg/dL or e-GFR<30 mL/min/1.73 m2), or type 1 diabetes mellitus, or poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus. Patients with drug or alcohol abuse. Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Patients under participation in other clinical trials. Patients with history of hypersensitivity to irbesartan (IrbetanR) and trichlormethiazide (FluitranR) Patients who took some concomitant drugs prohibited during the previous 8 weeks before the start of study. Patients who are deemed ineligible by investigator.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome: percent changes of blood pressure from 0 week(baseline) to 12 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome: Changes of serum uric acid from 0 week(baseline) to 12 weeks | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nagoya Medical Association