Fimasartan in the Senior Subjects

Summary

The objective of this study is to confirm the noninferiority of the blood pressure lowering effect of fimasartan and evaluate its safety compared to perindopril in the elderly with essential hypertension.

Timeline

Start

2016-07-15

Primary completion

2019-08-19

Completion

2019-12-09

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper The difference between the 2 groups was 5.4 (2.1) mm Hg, indicating the noninferiority of fimasartan to perindopril. PMID 34503866 ↗

Publications

• Lee HY, Kim KI, Ihm SH, Rhee MY, Sohn IS, Park S, Jeon ES, Song JM, Pyun WB, Sung KC, Kim MH, Kim SH, Kim SY, Kim SJ, Kim EJ, Shin J, Lee SY, Chun KJ, Jeong JO, Chae SC, Yoo KD, Choi YJ, Park YH, Kim CH. A Randomized, Double-blind, Active-controlled, Two Parallel-Group, Optional Titration, Multicenter, Phase IIIb Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Fimasartan Versus Perindopril Monotherapy With and Without a Diuretic Combination in Elderly Patients With Essential Hypertension. Clin Ther. 2021 Oct;43(10):1746-1756. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2021.08.003. Epub 2021 Sep 7.
• Kang MG, Kim KI, Ihm SH, Rhee MY, Sohn IS, Lee HY, Park S, Jeon ES, Song JM, Pyun WB, Sung KC, Kim MH, Kim SH, Kim SY, Kim SJ, Kim EJ, Shin J, Lee SY, Chun KJ, Jeong JO, Chae SC, Yoo KD, Choi YJ, Park YH, Kim CH. Fimasartan versus perindopril with and without diuretics in the treatment of elderly patients with essential hypertension (Fimasartan in the Senior Subjects (FITNESS)): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2019 Jul 1;20(1):389. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3466-5.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.