Hypertension
Conditions
Keywords
Hypertension, aliskiren, blood pressure, renin
Brief summary
Assessing efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics in patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Age: 20 - 75 years old * Gender: Male or female * Status: Outpatients * Mild to moderate essential hypertension
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnant women, lactating mothers, women suspected of being pregnant, or women who wish to be pregnant * Patients with msSBP \>==180 mmHg and/or msDBP \>=110 mmHg at Visit 1, 2 or 3 * Patients with or suspected of having secondary hypertension (due to aortic coarctation, primary aldosteronism, etc.) * Patients suspected of having malignant hypertension Other protocol-defined inclusion/
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean sitting diastolic blood pressure (msDBP) lowering from baseline to the study end to placebo and losartan | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean sitting systolic pressure (msSBP) lowering from baseline to the study end to placebo and losartan | — |
| Successful response; msDBP <90mmHg and/or a reduction of msDBP ≥ 10mmHg | — |
| Control rate; msDBP <90mmHg and msSBP<140mmHg | — |
| The pharmacokinetics / pharmacodynamics | — |
| Safety and tolerability | — |
Countries
Japan