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Olmesartan Medoxomil Versus Losartan in Patients With Hypertension

A Phase 3 interventional study of olmesartan medoxomil and losartan potassium in Essential Hypertension, sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo. Completed at 3 sites in Taiwan. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2009-07-23.

Sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
130
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
20 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of oral administration of olmesartan medoxomil compared to losartan in subjects with mild to moderate hypertension.

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Conditions studied

  • Essential Hypertension
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In context

Essential Hypertension

538 studies on the registry are indexed under Essential Hypertension; 76 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 130 is below the median of 166 across 458 interventional studies indexed under Essential Hypertension.

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Lead sponsor

Daiichi Sankyo is the lead sponsor of 322 studies on the registry; 37 are open to participants now.

Of its 51 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 38 (75%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Diastolic BP 95 mm Hg - 114 mm Hg inclusive
  • No participation in any clinical trial for the last 3 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Secondary hypertension
  • Malignant hypertension
  • Severe arterial hypertension
  • Significant cardiovascular disease
  • History or clinical evidence of cerebrovascular, gastrointestinal, hematological, hepatic disease, myocardial infarction, or severe liver disorder
  • Clinical evidence of renal disease, poorly controlled diabetes, known malabsorption syndromes, psychiatric/emotional problems
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
130 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    1

    olmesartan medoxomil

    Drug: olmesartan medoxomil

  • Active comparator
    2

    losartan potassium

    Drug: losartan potassium

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Mean Change of Sitting dBP From Baseline to Week 12

    The difference in the sitting diastolic blood pressure (dBP) at trough, i.e. 24±2 hours after drug administration, from base line to Week 12.

    Time frame: Baseline to 12 weeks

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Results

Posted Jul 23, 2009

Participant flow

A total of 181 subjects were screened at 3 study sites in Taiwan from May 2002 to April 2003, and 51 subjects had dropped as screen failure.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneOlmesartan MedoxomilLosartan Potassium
Started6565
Completed5359
Not completed126
Withdrew: Adverse event42
Withdrew: Lack of efficacy02
Withdrew: Protocol violation31
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject40
Withdrew: Randomization criteria not met11

Outcome measures

PrimaryMean Change of Sitting dBP From Baseline to Week 12

The difference in the sitting diastolic blood pressure (dBP) at trough, i.e. 24±2 hours after drug administration, from base line to Week 12.

Time frame:
Baseline to 12 weeks
Reported as:
Mean · mmHg
Mean Change of Sitting dBP From Baseline to Week 12
mmHgOlmesartan MedoxomilLosartan Potassium
Mean Change of Sitting dBP From Baseline to Week 12-14.80 ± 12.50-11.60 ± 9.46

Baseline characteristics

Age Continuous
Age Continuous(years)Olmesartan MedoxomilLosartan PotassiumTotal
Mean49.63 ± 10.6948.34 ± 9.1748.98 ± 9.94
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Olmesartan MedoxomilLosartan PotassiumTotal
Female332356
Male324274
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(participants)Olmesartan MedoxomilLosartan PotassiumTotal
Taiwanese6565130
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Olmesartan MedoxomilLosartan PotassiumTotal
Taiwan6565130
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Study locations

3 sites
  • Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital
    Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
  • Chung Shun Medical University Hospital
    Taichung, Taiwan
  • National Taiwan University Hospital
    Taipei, Taiwan
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 23, 2009, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00857285
Lead sponsor
Daiichi Sankyo
Collaborators
Daiichi Sankyo Taiwan Ltd.
First posted
Mar 6, 2009
Start date
May 2002
Primary completion
Aug 2003
Completion
Sep 2003
Results posted
Jul 23, 2009
Last update
Jul 23, 2009

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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