Hypertension
Conditions
Brief summary
Study to obtain long-term data on effects, safety and tolerability in routine medical practice and to investigate the potential of telmisartan to prevent secondary organ damage
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Adult patients of both gender aged \>=18 admitted to a hospital due to insufficiently controlled essential hypertension. No additional selection criteria have to be considered. Treatment was at the discretion of the physician following the summary of product information for Micardis® and MicardisPlus®
Exclusion criteria
* not applicable
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of patients with abnormal changes in laboratory parameters | up to 1 year |
| Change in systolic blood pressure | up to 1 year |
| Change in diastolic blood pressure | up to 1 year |
| Number of patients with adverse events | up to 1 year |
| Number of patients with clinically significant changes in vital signs | up to 1 year |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Global assessment of tolerability by investigator on a 4-point scale | 2 weeks, after 1 year |
| Global assessment of efficacy by investigator on a 4-point scale | 2 weeks, after 1 year |