To Find Out Whether Valsartan With or Without Other Blood Pressure Medications Would Improve the Ability of the Heart to Fill and Empty, and the Ability of the Heart Muscle to Relax Adequately in People With High Blood Pressure.

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Diastolic Dysfunction, Hypertension

In brief

Patients who have had high blood pressure for a long time may have diastolic dysfunction. Diastolic Dysfunction is when your heart has difficulty filling and emptying, and relaxing adequately. This study is to find out if Valsartan) will improve the ability of the heart to fill, empty, and relax appropriately when given alone or with other medicines to treat high blood pressure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00170924

Run by

Novartis

People needed

317

Starts

2004-08-01

Expected to finish

2006-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-11-08

Who can join

Age: 45 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis/History of high blood pressure
• Male or Female age 45 years or older

You may not qualify if…

• History of stroke, transient ischemic attack or heart attack within the last 6 months
• A hospital admission for congestive heart failure within the last year
• Use of certain high blood pressure medications such as ACE inhibitors, Angiotensin Receptor Blockers or aldosterone antagonists or other agents that may work in the same pathway (RAAS) as valsartan within the past 3 months.
• Other protocol-defined exclusion criteria may apply.

Where it is running

• Novartis Pharmaceuticals — East Hanover, New Jersey, United States

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