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Post-Authorization Long-term Safety Surveillance on Antihypertensive Treatment With Kanarb® (Fimasartan)

A Prospective, Observational, Post-Authorization Long-term Safety Surveillance on Antihypertensive Treatment With Kanarb® (Fimasartan) During 1 Year Among 20 and Older Diagnosed With Essential Hypertension

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02385721
Enrollment
601
Registered
2015-03-11
Start date
2013-05-31
Completion date
2018-04-30
Last updated
2019-03-06

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Conditions

Essential Hypertension

Keywords

Hypertension, Fimasartan

Brief summary

Evaluated the incidence and characteristics of adverse events during the treatment for Kanarb tablet.

Detailed description

This study is designed to evaluate the incidence and characteristics (profile, relationship to the study drug, severity, and outcome) of adverse events (AEs) observed during 1-year treatment with Kanarb tablet® (fimasartan)

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Boryung Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients with essential hypertension 2. Taking Kanarb tablet® (fimasartan) as prescribed previously (within 1 month) or newly 3. Male and female adults aged 20 years or older 4. Voluntarily provided a written consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients with hypersensitivity to this drug or the ingredients of this drug 2. Pregnant or breast-feeding women 3. Patients on renal dialysis 4. Patients with moderate to severe hepatic impairment 5. Patients with biliary atresia 6. Genetic disorders such as galactose intolerance, lapp lactase deficiency, or glucose-galactose malabsorption 7. Patients considered inappropriate for taking Kanarb tablet® (fimasartan) by investigator 8. Clinically significant abnormal liver function (AST, ALT ≥2 x upper limit of normal (ULN); TB ≥1.5 ULN)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Experiencing AEs or ADRsup to 12 monthsNumber of participants experiencing AEs (or ADRs) during the study

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Treatment Persistence Rate of Fimasartanup to 12 monthsTreatment persistence rate of Kanarb tablet® (fimasartan) until the end of 1-year study

Countries

South Korea

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Safety Set
Patients with essential hypertension who received Kanarb tablet® (fimasartan)
601
Total601

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicSafety Set
Age, Continuous59.65 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.97
BMI25.34 kg/m2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.31
Duration of Hypertension6.47 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.52
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected— Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
267 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
334 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 601
other
Total, other adverse events
59 / 601
serious
Total, serious adverse events
33 / 601

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants Experiencing AEs or ADRs

Number of participants experiencing AEs (or ADRs) during the study

Time frame: up to 12 months

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Safety SetNumber of Participants Experiencing AEs or ADRsAE184 Participants
Safety SetNumber of Participants Experiencing AEs or ADRsADR59 Participants
Secondary

Treatment Persistence Rate of Fimasartan

Treatment persistence rate of Kanarb tablet® (fimasartan) until the end of 1-year study

Time frame: up to 12 months

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Safety SetTreatment Persistence Rate of FimasartanStudy completion371 Participants
Safety SetTreatment Persistence Rate of FimasartanStudy withdrawn230 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 18, 2026