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Hyzaar Asia HEAALTH (0954A-950)

An Open Label Study to Assess the Efficacy of Losartan/HCTZ Combination Therapy in Patients With Essential Hypertension Who Were Inadequately Controlled on Current Antihypertensive Monotherapy

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00354991
Enrollment
437
Registered
2006-07-20
Start date
2006-06-01
Completion date
2007-04-01
Last updated
2017-05-09

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Conditions

Hypertension

Brief summary

The objective of the study is to estimate the percentage of patients who reach blood pressure goal after 8 weeks of treatment with losartan/HCTZ combination.

Interventions

Patients took losartan 50 mg /HCTZ 12.5 mg orally once daily for 13 weeks. At Weeks 0, 4 and 8 if the blood pressure goal was not reached then the losartan/HCTZ combination will be titrated upwards according to the following scheme: losartan 50/HCTZ 12.5 to losartan 100/HCTZ 12.5 to losartan 100/HCTZ 25.

Sponsors

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patient is male or female and = 18 years of age * Patients with essential hypertension previously treated with antihypertensive medications for at least 4 weeks but did not reach the blood pressure goal

Exclusion criteria

* History of any condition, therapy, lab abnormality or other circumstance that might confound the results of the study, or interfere with the patient's participation for the full duration of the study, such that it is not in the best interest of the patient/subject to participate * Pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive within the projected duration of the study * Previous history of severe essential hypertension * History of stroke or myocardial infarction (heart attack) * Evidence of renal or liver disease * Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus * Any known bleeding disorder * Known sensitivity or intolerance to the study medication (losartan or hydrochlorothiazide) * Other antihypertensive medications or medications that may affect blood pressure

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage of patients reaching a blood pressure goal (diastolic <90mm Hg for non-diabetics; <80mm Hg for diabetics) after 8 weeks of treatment8 Weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Safety and tolerability13 Weeks

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026