Status:
COMPLETED
PRO-POWER: Hypertension With Risk Factors for a Duration of 24 Weeks With Micardis 80mg/Micardis Plus 80mg/12.5mg
Lead Sponsor:
Boehringer Ingelheim
Conditions:
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-80 years
Brief Summary
PRO-POWER is an observational cohort study for a period of 24 weeks. All recruited patients will have essential hypertension. In addition, the patients will have at least one other contributing risk f...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- Male or female
- Aged 20 to 80 years old.
- adult with essential hypertension - either newly diagnosed and untreated, or previously treated and uncontrolled
- Sitting blood pressure: systolic BP \> 140 mmHg but \< 180 mmHg, and/or diastolic BP \> 90 mmHg but \< 110 mmHg)
- At least one cardiovascular known risk factor other than hypertension: diabetes/hyperglycaemia, cholesterol /dyslipidemia, a previous cardiovascular event, target organ damage, family history of hypertension or cardiovascular diseases, old age defined as \> 55 years (Males), \> 65 years (Females), smoking, overweight or obese patients or a combination of above risk factors
- Patients who are assessed to benefit from the intake of angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) monotherapy or as add-on medication
- Exclusion criteria:
- Patients with contraindications to Telmisartan use (as per the Micardis® Tablets package insert).
- Known hypersensitivity to the active ingredient or to any of the excipients of Micardis® .
- Any other clinical condition which, in the opinion of the attending physician, would not allow safe administration of the study medications.
- Patients participating in any other clinical trial.
- Patients already on Micardis® alone or combination
- Pregnant females, or females breast feeding.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
3184 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00936208
Start Date
May 1 2009
Last Update
April 10 2014
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Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site 28
Al Fayyum, Egypt
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Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site 18
Alexandria, Egypt
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Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site 19
Alexandria, Egypt
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Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site 20
Alexandria, Egypt