A Clinical Study to Compare Long-term Efficacy and Safety of an Aliskiren Based Regimen to a Hydrochlorothiazidebased Treatment Regimen With Optional Addition of Amlodipine

Summary

This study is designed to compare the long-term efficacy and safety of an aliskiren based regimen to an HCTZ based treatment regimen with optional addition of amlodipine in patients with essential hypertension.

Timeline

Start

2005-03

Primary completion

2006-01

Completion

2006-01

Publications

• Schmieder RE, Philipp T, Guerediaga J, Gorostidi M, Smith B, Weissbach N, Maboudian M, Botha J, van Ingen H. Long-term antihypertensive efficacy and safety of the oral direct renin inhibitor aliskiren: a 12-month randomized, double-blind comparator trial with hydrochlorothiazide. Circulation. 2009 Jan 27;119(3):417-25. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.750745. Epub 2009 Jan 12.

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