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Perindopril Amlodipine for the Treatment of Hypertension

Perindopril Amlodipine for the Treatment of Hypertension (PATH): A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of a Fixed-Dose Combination of Perindopril Arginine Plus Amlodipine Besylate Versus Perindopril Erbumine and Amlodipine Besylate in Subjects With Essential Hypertension

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01556997
Acronym
PATH
Enrollment
837
Registered
2012-03-19
Start date
2012-02-29
Completion date
2013-02-28
Last updated
2015-09-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Essential Hypertension

Keywords

Hypertension, Essential Hypertension

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a fixed-dose combination drug compared to two other drugs (monotherapies) in controlling hypertension.

Interventions

DRUGXOMA 985

PERa/AMLb capsule taken once daily by mouth for six weeks

AMLb capsule taken once daily by mouth for six weeks

PERe capsule taken once daily by mouth for six weeks

Sponsors

Symplmed Pharmaceuticals LLC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Essential hypertension * For female subjects, a negative serum pregnancy test * Ability to provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Night shift workers whose work hours include midnight to 4:00 a.m. * Secondary hypertension * An arm size that precludes the use of the digital blood pressure monitor cuff (arm size \> 42 cm) * Renal dysfunction, severe renal impairment, bilateral renal artery stenosis, renal artery stenosis in a solitary kidney, subjects with only 1 kidney, or post-renal transplant subjects * Female subjects who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant * History of malignancy within 5 years * Primary aldosteronism * Heart failure (NYHA functional class 3-4), hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, or hemodynamically relevant stenosis of the aortic or mitral valve * Significant cardiac arrhythmias, MI, stroke, CABG, PTCA, unstable angina * Known hypersensitivity to any component of the study drugs Other protocol-defined inclusion/

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change From Baseline to End of Treatment in the Mean Seated Trough Cuff Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP).Day 0 to Day 42

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Change From Baseline to End of Treatment in the Mean Seated Trough Cuff Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP).Day 0 to Day 42

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
XOMA 985
fixed-dose combination of perindopril arginine/amlodipine besylate(PERa/AMLb) XOMA 985: PERa/AMLb capsule taken once daily by mouth for six weeks
279
Amlodipine Besylate (AMLb)
Amlodipine Besylate: AMLb capsule taken once daily by mouth for six weeks
280
Perindopril Erbumine (PERe)
Perindopril Erbumine: PERe capsule taken once daily by mouth for six weeks
278
Total837

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002
Overall StudyAdverse Event101212
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up664
Overall StudyOther237
Overall StudyPhysician Decision111
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject768

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicAmlodipine Besylate (AMLb)Perindopril Erbumine (PERe)XOMA 985Total
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
18 Participants24 Participants18 Participants60 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
262 Participants254 Participants261 Participants777 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
43 Participants52 Participants47 Participants142 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
237 Participants226 Participants232 Participants695 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black
96 participants96 participants95 participants287 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Non-black
184 participants182 participants184 participants550 participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants1 Participants2 Participants4 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
96 Participants96 Participants95 Participants287 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants1 Participants3 Participants4 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
2 Participants0 Participants0 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
181 Participants180 Participants179 Participants540 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
280 participants278 participants279 participants837 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
130 Participants143 Participants134 Participants407 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
150 Participants135 Participants145 Participants430 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
75 / 27968 / 28053 / 278
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 2793 / 2802 / 278

Outcome results

Primary

Change From Baseline to End of Treatment in the Mean Seated Trough Cuff Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP).

Time frame: Day 0 to Day 42

Population: The Analysis Population for the Primary Outcome (Change from baseline to end of treatment in the mean seated trough cuff diastolic blood pressure (DBP)) consists of the Intent-to-treat population for the study

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
XOMA 985Change From Baseline to End of Treatment in the Mean Seated Trough Cuff Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP).-15.7 mmHgStandard Deviation 8.38
Amlodipine Besylate (AMLb)Change From Baseline to End of Treatment in the Mean Seated Trough Cuff Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP).-13.2 mmHgStandard Deviation 8.33
Perindopril Erbumine (PERe)Change From Baseline to End of Treatment in the Mean Seated Trough Cuff Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP).-9.5 mmHgStandard Deviation 8.77
p-value: 0.025ANCOVA
Secondary

Change From Baseline to End of Treatment in the Mean Seated Trough Cuff Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP).

Time frame: Day 0 to Day 42

Population: The Analysis Population for the Secondary Outcome (Change from baseline to end of treatment in the mean seated trough cuff systolic blood pressure (SBP)) consists of the Intent-to-treat population for the study

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
XOMA 985Change From Baseline to End of Treatment in the Mean Seated Trough Cuff Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP).-23.4 mmHgStandard Deviation 13.86
Amlodipine Besylate (AMLb)Change From Baseline to End of Treatment in the Mean Seated Trough Cuff Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP).-19.6 mmHgStandard Deviation 15.62
Perindopril Erbumine (PERe)Change From Baseline to End of Treatment in the Mean Seated Trough Cuff Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP).-13.4 mmHgStandard Deviation 14.66
p-value: 0.025ANCOVA

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