Effects of Aliskiren/Amlodipine Versus Amlodipine Monotherapy on Ankle-foot Volume in Hypertensive Patients

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2010-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Comparison between the effect of aliskiren/amlodipine combination with amlodipine monotherapy on ankle-foot volume in hypertensive patients. It will be enrolled male or female outpatients, aged 18-65 years.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Pavia
• Treatments: Amlodipine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• diastolic blood pressure > 95 mmHg and < 110 mmHg

• systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg and < 180 mmHg

• no amlodipine therapy for the previous 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• diastolic blood pressure > 110 mmHg and or

• systolic blood pressure > 180 mmHg

• secondary hypertension

• heart failure

• diabetes mellitus

• liver or kidney diseases