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Phase 1 N=38 Randomized Double-blind Treatment

The Effects of Antihypertensive Agents on Central Blood Pressure in Healthy Participants and Participants With Hypertension (MK-0000-166) (COMPLETED)

Hypertension

Enrolled (actual)
38
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
May 2012
Primary outcome: Primary: Time-weighted Average (TWA) Change From Baseline (0 Hours) to 12 Hours in Heart-Rate-Corrected Augmentation Index (AIx) After A Single Dose of Treatment — -11.1; -0.7; 2.1 percent — p=<0.0005

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Interventions
Placebo (Drug); Comparator: Amlodipine (Drug); Comparator: ISMN ER (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 30+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Primary completion
Nov 2010

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Time-weighted Average (TWA) Change From Baseline (0 Hours) to 12 Hours in Heart-Rate-Corrected Augmentation Index (AIx) After A Single Dose of Treatment
-11.1; -0.7; 2.1 <0.0005 sig
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline (0 Hours) to Week 4 in Heart-Rate-Corrected AIx After Multiple Doses of Treatment
2.5; -4.7; 1.2 0.407
PRIMARY
TWA Change From Baseline (0 Hours) to 12 Hours in Central Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) After A Single Dose of Treatment
-14.7; -3.6; 2.7 <0.0005 sig
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline (0 Hours) to Week 4 in Central SBP After Multiple Doses of Treatment
-0.7; -12.9; 3.2 0.186
PRIMARY
TWA Change From Baseline (0 Hours) to 12 Hours in Central Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) After A Single Dose of Treatment
-8.2; -2.1; 1.1 <0.0005 sig
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline (0 Hours) to Week 4 in Central DBP After Multiple Doses of Treatment
-0.7; -7.7; 1.1 0.428
PRIMARY
TWA Change From Baseline (0 Hours) to 12 Hours in Peripheral SBP After A Single Dose of Treatment
-12.1; -3.1; 1.7 <0.0005 sig
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline (0 Hours) to Week 4 in Peripheral SBP After Multiple Doses of Treatment
-0.6; -11.4; 3.9 0.112
PRIMARY
TWA Change From Baseline (0 Hours) to 12 Hours in Peripheral DBP After A Single Dose of Treatment
-8.0; -2.0; 1.0 <0.0005 sig
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline (0 Hours) to Week 4 in Peripheral DBP After Multiple Doses of Treatment
-1.4; -7.5; 1.0 0.267

Summary

This study will test the relationship between CBP (central blood pressure) and PBP (peripheral blood pressure) effects after single and multiple doses of Isosorbide mononitrate extended release (ISMN ER) or Amlodipine besylate in participants with hypertension.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Participant is a male or female between 30 and 65 years of age (inclusive) at the pre-study (screening)
  • Female participant of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test
  • Participant has a brachial systolic blood pressure >130 mm Hg

and 20 kg/m^2 and <35 kg/m^2

  • Participant has been a nonsmoker and/or has not used nicotine or nicotine-containing products for at least approximately 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

  • Female Participant is pregnant or lactating
  • Participant anticipates the use of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) other than acetaminophen
  • Participant is currently a user (including "recreational use") of any illicit drugs, has a history of drug or alcohol abuse within approximately 2 years, or has a positive prestudy urine drug screen
  • Participant has a condition for which there is a warning, contraindication, or precaution against the use of ISMN ER including: acute myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure, hypotension, volume depletion, and pregnancy
  • Participant has a history of significant drug allergy or any clinically significant adverse experience of a serious nature related to the administration of either a marketed or an investigational drug, including nitrates, nitrites, Amlodipine, and ISMN ER
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01130168). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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