Status:

COMPLETED

An Efficacy and Safety Study in Children 6 to Less Than 18 Years of Age With Hypertension

Lead Sponsor:

Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Conditions:

Hypertension

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-18 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the study drug relative to an active comparator losartan which is in the same class of drug and is approved for use in the pediatric ...

Detailed Description

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the study drug relative to an active comparator losartan which the same class of drug and is approved for use in the pediatric popula...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The subject has hypertension (primary or secondary) defined as clinic Seated Diastolic BP ≥95th percentile (by age, gender, and height) or ≥90th percentile (by age, gender, height) if chronic renal disease, diabetes, heart failure or hypertensive target organ damage is present
  • If currently treated: The subject has a documented historical diagnosis of hypertension AND a post-washout clinic Seated Diastolic BP meeting the above criteria on Day -1 (or Day 1 for subjects not participating in Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring)
  • If currently untreated: The subject has elevated Seated Diastolic BP meeting the above criteria on 3 separate occasions before Randomization, including on Day -1 (or Day 1 for subjects not participating in Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring)
  • The subject is male or female and aged 6 to \<18 years at Baseline and weighs at least 25 kg
  • The subject agrees to continue their previously implemented nonpharmacological life style modifications if begun prior to Screening. Note: For subjects participating in a weight loss program, the weight maintenance

Exclusion

  • The subject has a clinic Seated Diastolic BP greater than 15 mm Hg and/or Seated Diastolic BP greater than 10 mm Hg above the 99th percentile for age, gender, and height as confirmed by the average (arithmetic mean) of 3 serial clinic seated BP measurements at Screening/Visit 1
  • The subject has a diagnosis of malignant or accelerated hypertension
  • The subject is currently treated with more than 2 antihypertensive agents
  • The subject or parent/legal guardian is not willing for the subject's previous antihypertensive medications to be stopped
  • The subject has participated in the intensive, active weight-loss phase of a weight-loss program within 30 days prior to Screening/Visit 1
  • The subject has any of the following: severe renal impairment (eGFR \<30 mL/min/1.73 m2 by the Schwartz formula); is currently undergoing dialysis treatment; renovascular disease affecting both kidneys or a solitary kidney; severe nephrotic syndrome not in remission; or serum albumin \<2.5 g/dL
  • The subject has a history or clinical manifestations of severe cardiovascular, hepato-biliary, gastrointestinal, endocrine-metabolic (e.g., hyperthyroidism, Cushing's syndrome), hematologic, immunologic, genito-urinary, or psychiatric disease, cancer, and/or any conditions that would interfere with the health status of the subject through study participation, or would jeopardize study integrity in the opinion of the investigator
  • The subject is suffering from uncorrected coarctation of the aorta, or hemodynamically significant left ventricular outflow tract obstruction due to eg, aortic valvular disease, or is likely to undergo a procedure known to affect blood pressure (eg, repair of arterial anomalies) during the course of the study
  • The subject is poorly controlled diabetic defined as having a glycosylated hemoglobin value \>8.5% at Screening/Visit 1
  • The subject has hyperkalemia as defined by the central laboratory's normal reference range or any pertinent electrolyte disorders at Screening/Visit

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 30 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 11 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

377 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02235909

Start Date

March 30 2015

End Date

November 11 2019

Last Update

February 25 2025

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Advanced Research Center, INC

Anaheim, California, United States, 92805

2

Direct Helpers Research Center

Hialeah, Florida, United States, 33012

3

JDH Medical Group LLC

Miami, Florida, United States, 33125

4

University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Miami, Florida, United States, 33136