A Study Of Valsartan Used To Treat Hypertension For Up To 13 Months In Hypertensive Children Ages 6 - 16 Years Of Age

Phase 3 Completed 265 enrolled Novartis

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment

Summary

Drugs used to treat high blood pressure in adults should also be effective in treating high blood pressure in children and adolescents. This study will test the safety and efficacy of valsartan in treating high blood pressure in hypertensive children 6-16 years of age whose parent(s)/guardian(s) grant permission to participate.

Timeline

Start: 2002-12
Primary completion: 2006-03
Completion: 2006-03

Publications

Results Wells T, Blumer J, Meyers KE, Neto JP, Meneses R, Litwin M, Vande Walle J, Solar-Yohay S, Shi V, Han G; Valsartan Pediatric Hypertension Study Group. Effectiveness and safety of valsartan in children aged 6 to 16 years with hypertension. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2011 May;13(5):357-65. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2011.00432.x. Epub 2011 Mar 18.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Valsartan	Small molecule	10 mg	—
Subject	Valsartan	Small molecule	20 mg	—
Subject	Valsartan	Small molecule	40 mg	—
Subject	Valsartan	Small molecule	80 mg	—
Subject	Valsartan	Small molecule	160 mg	—

A Study Of Valsartan Used To Treat Hypertension For Up To 13 Months In Hypertensive Children Ages 6 - 16 Years Of Age

Summary

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