Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 4:20 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 4:20 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00760266
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Male or female outpatients, ≥ 55 years old
2. Patients with essential hypertension
3. Prior to randomization: Patients must have an office cuff mean sitting Systolic Blood Pressure ≥ 160 mm Hg and \< 200 mm Hg
4. Patients who are eligible and able to participate in the study, and who are willing to give informed consent before any assessment is performed
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Office blood pressure measured by cuff (msSBP ≥ 200 mm Hg and/or msDBP ≥ 110 mm Hg) at Visits 1-5
2. History or evidence of a secondary hypertension of any etiology (e.g., uncorrected renal artery stenosis, pheochromocytoma).
3. History of hypertensive encephalopathy or heart failure (New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] Class II-IV)
4. Cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic cerebral attack (TIA), myocardial infarction, coronary bypass surgery, or any percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) within 1 year prior to Visit 1
5. Serum sodium less than the lower limit of normal, serum potassium \< 3.5 mEq/L (corresponding to 3.5 mmol/L) or ≥ 5.3 mEq/L (corresponding to 5.3 mmol/L), or dehydration at Visit 1.
6. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women, where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation, confirmed by a positive hCG laboratory test (\> 5 mIU/mL)
7. Use of other investigational drugs within 30 days of enrollment.
Other exclusions may apply.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
55 Years
Study:
NCT00760266
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00760266