Status:

COMPLETED

The VALIDATE Study of Valsartan for Patients With Early Stage Heart Failure

Lead Sponsor:

Novartis

Conditions:

Hypertension

Congestive Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

25-85 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This is a study to evaluate the response of patients with hypertension and early stage heart failure to valsartan.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female 25-85 years of age, inclusive
  • Past diagnosis of hypertension for a min 1 year
  • Patients with an established treatment regimen for hypertension with one or more agents for a minimum period of 2 months
  • BP is considered adequately controlled with DBP \< 90mmHg
  • Elevated BNP levels both in bedside test (62pg/ml) and after validation of a separate blood sample (40pg/ml) in the central laboratory
  • LV ejection fraction ³ 45%
  • LVH defined as myocardial mass ³ 116 g /m2 in males and 104 g/m2 in females
  • At least one of the following parameters of diastolic dysfunction
  • E/A \< 1 for the patients who are younger than 55 years or \< 0.8 for the patients whose age is ³ 55 years (full year), or
  • DT \> 220 ms, or
  • IVRT \> 90 ms

Exclusion

  • • Present use of ACE inhibitor
  • Other protocol-defined exclusion criteria may apply.
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Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

37 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00241098

Start Date

May 1 2003

End Date

June 1 2005

Last Update

October 18 2023

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