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Efficacy and Safety of Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Combination Compared to Valsartan Monotherapy or Hydrochlorothiazide Monotherapy in Elderly (>70) With Mild-moderate Hypertension.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00698646

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Official title

A 16 Week Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) Combination Therapy Compared to Patients Initiated With Valsartan Monotherapy or Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) Monotherapy in Very Elderly Patients With Essential Hypertension

Brief summary

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The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of initial treatment therapy with valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) versus the initial treatment therapy with monotherapies (valsartan or HCTZ) in the very elderly patients (greater than or equal to 70 years) with stage 1 or 2 hypertension

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00698646
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Lead sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Industry
Enrollment
384 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
70 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Apr 2008 (Type not available)
Primary completion
Jun 2009 (Actual)
Completion
Jun 2009 (Actual)
Last update posted
Apr 19, 2011

2008 – 2009

United States locations

U.S. sites
20
U.S. states
15
U.S. cities
20
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Investigative site Birmingham Alabama — —
Investigative site Phoenix Arizona — —
Investigative Site Escondido California — —
Investigative site Fresno California — —
Investigative site Huntington Park California — —
Investigative Sites Pismo Beach California — —
Investigative site Miami Florida — —
Investigative site Ormond Beach Florida — —
Investigative site Conyers Georgia — —
Investigative Site Lexington Kentucky — —
Investigative site Portland Maine — —
Investigative site Las Vegas Nevada — —
Investigative site Buffalo New York — —
Investigative site Shelby North Carolina — —
Investigative site Carlisle Ohio — —
Investigative site Oklahoma City Oklahoma — —
Investigative site Erie Pennsylvania — —
Investigative Site Greer South Carolina — —
Investigative Site Taylors South Carolina — —
Investigative site St. George Utah — —

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