Evaluation of Aliskiren Efficacy by Different Methods of Blood Pressure Measurements

Summary

Almost 50% of hypertensive patients remain uncontrolled. Clinical decisions are mostly based on office blood pressure,despite the fallacies of this method of measurement. Other reasons for not achieving blood pressure targets are lack of 24-hr efficacy and tolerability of existing anti-hypertensive drug classes. Aliskiren (Rasilez®) is a new antihypertensive drug, given once a day. The purpose of the REALITY study-\[tREAtment of essentiaL hypertension with rasIlez. evaluation of different methods of blood pressure measurements - efficacy and safeTY evaluation -\] is to evaluate the efficacy, and tolerability of aliskiren in a "real life" setting. The efficacy of the drug will be evaluated using 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). Results will be compared with office, nurse or self blood pressure monitoring. This comparison will allow to decide which follow-up technique is better for those hypertensive patients.

Timeline

Start

2010-03

Primary completion

2011-10

Completion

2011-12

Publications

• Background Schmieder RE, Philipp T, Guerediaga J, Gorostidi M, Bush C, Keefe DL. Aliskiren-based therapy lowers blood pressure more effectively than hydrochlorothiazide-based therapy in obese patients with hypertension: sub-analysis of a 52-week, randomized, double-blind trial. J Hypertens. 2009 Jul;27(7):1493-501. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32832be593.
• Background Gradman AH, Schmieder RE, Lins RL, Nussberger J, Chiang Y, Bedigian MP. Aliskiren, a novel orally effective renin inhibitor, provides dose-dependent antihypertensive efficacy and placebo-like tolerability in hypertensive patients. Circulation. 2005 Mar 1;111(8):1012-8. doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000156466.02908.ED. Epub 2005 Feb 21.
• Background Uresin Y, Taylor AA, Kilo C, Tschope D, Santonastaso M, Ibram G, Fang H, Satlin A. Efficacy and safety of the direct renin inhibitor aliskiren and ramipril alone or in combination in patients with diabetes and hypertension. J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst. 2007 Dec;8(4):190-8. doi: 10.3317/jraas.2007.028.
• Background Verdecchia P, Calvo C, Mockel V, Keeling L, Satlin A. Safety and efficacy of the oral direct renin inhibitor aliskiren in elderly patients with hypertension. Blood Press. 2007;16(6):381-91. doi: 10.1080/08037050701717014.
• Background Jordan J, Engeli S, Boye SW, Le Breton S, Keefe DL. Direct Renin inhibition with aliskiren in obese patients with arterial hypertension. Hypertension. 2007 May;49(5):1047-55. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.106.084301. Epub 2007 Mar 12.
• Background Burt VL, Cutler JA, Higgins M, Horan MJ, Labarthe D, Whelton P, Brown C, Roccella EJ. Trends in the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in the adult US population. Data from the health examination surveys, 1960 to 1991. Hypertension. 1995 Jul;26(1):60-9. doi: 10.1161/01.hyp.26.1.60.
• Background Pickering TG, Hall JE, Appel LJ, Falkner BE, Graves J, Hill MN, Jones DW, Kurtz T, Sheps SG, Roccella EJ; Subcommittee of Professional and Public Education of the American Heart Association Council on High Blood Pressure Research. Recommendations for blood pressure measurement in humans and experimental animals: Part 1: blood pressure measurement in humans: a statement for professionals from the Subcommittee of Professional and Public Education of the American Heart Association Council on High Blood Pressure Research. Hypertension. 2005 Jan;45(1):142-61. doi: 10.1161/01.HYP.0000150859.47929.8e. Epub 2004 Dec 20.
• Background Dolan E, Stanton AV, Thom S, Caulfield M, Atkins N, McInnes G, Collier D, Dicker P, O'Brien E; ASCOT Investigators. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring predicts cardiovascular events in treated hypertensive patients--an Anglo-Scandinavian cardiac outcomes trial substudy. J Hypertens. 2009 Apr;27(4):876-85. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328322cd62.

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