Telmisartan 80mg Plus Hydrochlorothiazide 25mg First Line in Moderate or Severe Hypertension

Summary

The primary objective of this trial is to demonstrate that the fixed-dose combination of T80/HCTZ25 is superior as first line therapy in reducing seated trough cuff Systolic Blood Pressure(SBP) compared to the monotherapy of T80 in patients with grade 2 or grade 3 hypertension (SBP\>=160 mmHg and Diastolic Blood Pressure(DBP)\>=100 mmHg).

Timeline

Start

2009-06

Primary completion

2010-04

Completion

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Publications

• Zhu DL, Bays H, Gao P, Mattheus M, Voelker B, Ruilope LM. Efficacy and tolerability of initial therapy with single-pill combination telmisartan/hydrochlorothiazide 80/25 mg in patients with grade 2 or 3 hypertension: a multinational, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled trial. Clin Ther. 2012 Jul;34(7):1613-24. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2012.05.007. Epub 2012 Jun 19.

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