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A Regulatory Requirement Post-Marketing Surveillance Study to Monitor the Safety and Efficacy of Twynsta (Telmisartan + Amlodipine SPC, q.d.) in Korean Hypertensive Patients Requiring Combination Therapy

A Regulatory Requirement Post-Marketing Surveillance Study to Monitor the Safety and Efficacy of Twynsta (Telmisartan + Amlodipine SPC, q.d.) in Korean Hypertensive Patients Requiring Combination Therapy

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01243268
Enrollment
674
Registered
2010-11-18
Start date
2010-12-21
Completion date
2016-08-18
Last updated
2018-10-22

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Conditions

Hypertension

Brief summary

This is a prospective, observational, open-label, multi-center study, which will provide detailed information about the safety and efficacy of Twynsta tablets in Korean hypertensive patients requiring combination therapy. This will present a convenient treatment option for hypertension in Korean patients.

Detailed description

Study Design: PMS Observational study

Interventions

DRUGTwynsta tablet

Telmisartan and Amlodipine T40/A5, T80/A5 and T40/A10

Sponsors

Boehringer Ingelheim
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

No specific inclusion and

Exclusion criteria

will be provided due to the exploratory character of the study. Patients who have initiated Twynsta tablets according to the recommended and approved usage in Korea will be consecutively enrolled.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Subjects With Adverse EventsShort term surveillance (8±2 weeks) and Long term surveillance (16±2 weeks)Percentage of subjects with adverse events is presented. Results are reported for short term surveillance (8±2 weeks) and Long term surveillance (16±2 weeks)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Subjects Who Had Achieved Normal Blood Pressure (Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP)/ Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) < 140/90 mmHg)8±2 weeksPercentage of subjects who had achieved normal blood pressure (SBP/DBP \< 140/90 millimeters of mercury (mmHg))is presented
Percentage of Subjects Who Achieved DBP Response (Defined as Mean Sitting DBP < 90 mmHg or a Reduction of Over 10 mmHg)8±2 weeksPercentage of subjects who achieved DBP response (defined as mean sitting DBP \< 90 mmHg or a reduction of over 10 mmHg) is presented
Percentage of Subjects Who Achieved SBP Response (Defined as Mean Sitting SBP < 140 mmHg or a Reduction of Over 10 mmHg)8±2 weeksPercentage of subjects who achieved SBP response (defined as mean sitting SBP \< 140 mmHg or a reduction of over 10 mmHg) is presented
Percentage of Subjects With Diabetes or Renal Impairment Who Achieved SBP/DBP < 130/80 mmHg.8±2 weeksPercentage of subjects with diabetes or renal impairment who achieved SBP/DBP \< 130/80 mmHg is presented

Countries

South Korea

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Case report forms of subjects were retrieved from 34 investigators at 26 institutions

Pre-assignment details

The study initiated on Dec 21, 2010, but the local health authority fixed the study period as August 19, 2010 to August 18, 2016

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Twynsta® Tablets
Subjects who received Twynsta tablets (40/5 mg, 40/10 mg, and 80/5 mg) once daily orally with water. Twynsta is a fixed dose combination drug composed of Telmisartan and Amlodipine.
610
Total610

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyDeviation with contract date7
Overall StudyDuplicate subject2
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up4
Overall StudyProtocol Violation51

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTwynsta® Tablets
Age, Continuous61.96 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.43
Sex: Female, Male
Female
271 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
339 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 610
serious
Total, serious adverse events
3 / 610

Outcome results

Primary

Percentage of Subjects With Adverse Events

Percentage of subjects with adverse events is presented. Results are reported for short term surveillance (8±2 weeks) and Long term surveillance (16±2 weeks)

Time frame: Short term surveillance (8±2 weeks) and Long term surveillance (16±2 weeks)

Population: Subjects data collected during the surveillance period (19 Aug 2010 to 18 Aug 2016).

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Twynsta® TabletsPercentage of Subjects With Adverse EventsShort term surveillance3.28 percentage of participants
Twynsta® TabletsPercentage of Subjects With Adverse EventsLong term surveillance3.80 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Subjects Who Achieved DBP Response (Defined as Mean Sitting DBP < 90 mmHg or a Reduction of Over 10 mmHg)

Percentage of subjects who achieved DBP response (defined as mean sitting DBP \< 90 mmHg or a reduction of over 10 mmHg) is presented

Time frame: 8±2 weeks

Population: An efficacy assessment was carried out for 531 subjects out of the 610 subjects in the safety assessment, excluding 70 subjects who had not recorded the mean sitting blood pressure (SBP, DBP) before or after the administration of the study drug and 9 subjects who had been administered the study drug for a duration shorter than 6 weeks (42 days)

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Twynsta® TabletsPercentage of Subjects Who Achieved DBP Response (Defined as Mean Sitting DBP < 90 mmHg or a Reduction of Over 10 mmHg)89.45 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Subjects Who Achieved SBP Response (Defined as Mean Sitting SBP < 140 mmHg or a Reduction of Over 10 mmHg)

Percentage of subjects who achieved SBP response (defined as mean sitting SBP \< 140 mmHg or a reduction of over 10 mmHg) is presented

Time frame: 8±2 weeks

Population: An efficacy assessment was carried out for 531 subjects out of the 610 subjects in the safety assessment, excluding 70 subjects who had not recorded the mean sitting blood pressure (SBP, DBP) before or after the administration of the study drug and 9 subjects who had been administered the study drug for a duration shorter than 6 weeks (42 days)

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Twynsta® TabletsPercentage of Subjects Who Achieved SBP Response (Defined as Mean Sitting SBP < 140 mmHg or a Reduction of Over 10 mmHg)87.76 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Subjects Who Had Achieved Normal Blood Pressure (Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP)/ Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) < 140/90 mmHg)

Percentage of subjects who had achieved normal blood pressure (SBP/DBP \< 140/90 millimeters of mercury (mmHg))is presented

Time frame: 8±2 weeks

Population: An efficacy assessment was carried out for 531 subjects out of the 610 subjects in the safety assessment, excluding 70 subjects who had not recorded the mean sitting blood pressure (SBP, DBP) before or after the administration of the study drug and 9 subjects who had been administered the study drug for a duration shorter than 6 weeks (42 days)

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Twynsta® TabletsPercentage of Subjects Who Had Achieved Normal Blood Pressure (Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP)/ Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) < 140/90 mmHg)74.95 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Subjects With Diabetes or Renal Impairment Who Achieved SBP/DBP < 130/80 mmHg.

Percentage of subjects with diabetes or renal impairment who achieved SBP/DBP \< 130/80 mmHg is presented

Time frame: 8±2 weeks

Population: An efficacy assessment was carried out for 531 subjects out of the 610 subjects in the safety assessment, excluding 70 subjects who had not recorded the mean sitting blood pressure (SBP, DBP) before or after the administration of the study drug and 9 subjects who had been administered the study drug for a duration shorter than 6 weeks (42 days)

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Twynsta® TabletsPercentage of Subjects With Diabetes or Renal Impairment Who Achieved SBP/DBP < 130/80 mmHg.39.53 percentage of participants

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