None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Outpatients 18 years and older. 2. Patients of both sexes can participate. Women must be either postmenopausal for a year or hysterectomized, or use contraceptive methods recognized as the barrier method with spermicide or an intrauterine device. The use of hormonal contraceptives is not allowed. 3. Patients with essential diastolic hypertension determined by standard sphygmomanometer calibrated aneroid or mercury (preferable). Patients should have a PADMS> 90 mmHg and 95 mmHg and <110 mmHg at Visit 2 (week 0). 4. Between Visits 1 and 2, patients should have an absolute difference <10 mmHg in mean diastolic blood pressure in sitting position 5. Patients who are eligible to participate in the study and who give their consent after having received a clear explanation of the purpose and nature of the research (written informed consent).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe hypertension (PADMS> 110 mmHg and / or PASMS> 180 mmHg) at any time during the study. 2. Impossibility of safely discontinuing all antihypertensive medications previous for a period of 14 weeks. 3. Keith-Wagener hypertensive retinopathy grade m or IV known.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcome name:blood pressure Measure:hypotensive effects of a regimen of a single daily administration of several combinations of valsartan (160 and 320 mg) and amlodipine (10 mg), compared to its components as monotherapy and placebo, in patients with uncomplicated diastolic essential hypertension (patients should have an average blood pressure in sitting position [PADMS]> 95 mmHg and <110 mmHg). Timepoints:weekly | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcome name:not contemplated Measure:not contemplated Timepoints:not contemplated | — |
Countries
Brazil, Peru, United States