The Pharmacokinetics of Nifedipine Controlled Release Tablets in Hypertensive Patients on Hemodialysis

Summary

This is a prospective, open, non-randomized, non-controlled study. 20 patients with hypertension on chronic maintenance hemodialysis will be enrolled in the study. All patients had mild to moderate hypertension and are receiving antihypertensive agents. This study was designed to investigate effects of Adalat GITS on hemodialytic blood pressures in patients with chronic hemodialysis by using ABPM and measuring the drug plasma concentrations. For the purpose of investigating the influence of hemodialysis on the drug plasma concentration as well as its efficacy, it should be necessary to assign the subjects with the Adalat monotherapy. Since most patients in the hemodialysis center will be those who need and already receive combination therapy, it would be practical to start Adalat 60mg/day monotherapy to remain similar antihypertensive effect when discontinuing the previous treatment in this study population to be screened and enrolled. And taking into the consideration of clinical practice, few patients undergoing hemodialysis could be well controlled by low dose Adalat 30mg/day alone. So this study will evaluate the effect and safety of Adalat GITS 60mg/day alone and thereafter the influence of hemodialysis on the drug plasma concentration without any other possible drug interaction. The agents are given orally once a day at 08:00h and patients are followed for at least 4 weeks. After that,the patients whose blood pressure are well controlled by Adalat GITS 60mg/day by office blood pressure would be enrolled for further ABPM assessment and plasma concentration evaluation.

Timeline

Start

2009-12

Primary completion

2010-12

Completion

2011-04

Publications

• Background Kojima M, Taniguchi M, Sato K, Ueda R, Dohi Y. Antihypertensive effects of long-acting calcium channel blockers on hemodialysis days--a randomized crossover trial between benidipine and nifedipine CR. Nephron Clin Pract. 2004;97(2):c49-53. doi: 10.1159/000078400.
• Background Martre H, Sari R, Taburet AM, Jacobs C, Singlas E. Haemodialysis does not affect the pharmacokinetics of nifedipine. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 1985 Aug;20(2):155-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1985.tb05049.x.

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