Overview
DORADO-EX: Long-Term Safety Extension Study to the Phase 3 DORADO Study (Protocol DAR-311) of Darusentan in Resistant Hypertension
Status:
Terminated
Terminated
Trial end date:
2010-04-01
2010-04-01
Target enrollment:
0
0
Participant gender:
All
All
Summary
This is a research study of a new experimental drug called darusentan. Darusentan is not currently approved by the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in the U.S., which means that a doctor cannot prescribe this drug. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety of darusentan in subjects with resistant systolic hypertension despite treatment with full doses of three or more antihypertensive medications, including a diuretic.Phase:
Phase 3Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
NoDetails
Lead Sponsor:
Gilead SciencesTreatments:
Darusentan
LU 135252
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:- Subjects who have completed the Treatment Period of clinical trial DAR-311
- Receiving and adhering to full doses of appropriate guideline-recommended
antihypertensive drugs from three different classes of antihypertensive agents,
including a diuretic
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects who discontinued treatment with study drug prior to the end of the Treatment
Period of DAR-311 due to a study drug-related adverse event (AE)
- Treatment with another endothelin receptor antagonist within 6 months of study entry