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A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, 8 Week Study to Evaluate the Dose Response, Efficacy and Safety of Aliskiren in Pediatric Hypertensive Patients 6-17 Years of Age
In Brief
A Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating Aliskiren (6.25/12.5/25 mg), Aliskiren (37.5/75/150 mg), and 1 other intervention for Hypertension. Completed, enrolled 267 participants across 48 sites in 9 countries.
Detailed Summary
This double-blind 8 week study will evaluate dose response, efficacy (blood pressure lowering effect) and safety of aliskiren in children 6 - 17 years old with hypertension at low, mid and high weight-based doses. The low dose ranges from 6.25 mg to 25 mg of aliskiren, the mid dose ranges from 37.5 mg to 150 mg of aliskiren and the high dose ranges from 150 mg to 600 mg of aliskiren. This study is being conducted to support monotherapy registration of aliskiren for the treatment of hypertension in children 6-17 years of age.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Aliskiren dispensing capsules containing minitablets (3.125 mg per minitablet). For the low dose arm, participants used one or more of the 6.25 mg capsule (containing 2 minitablets) once daily to reach the body-weight stratified dose of aliskiren.
Aliskiren dispensing capsules containing minitablets (3.125 mg per minitablet). For the medium dose arm, participants used one or more of the 37.5 mg capsule (containing 12 minitablets) once daily to reach the body- weight stratified dose of aliskiren.
Aliskiren dispensing capsules containing minitablets (3.125 mg per minitablet). For the high dose arm, participants used one or more of the 150 mg capsule (containing 48 minitablets) once daily to reach the body- weight stratified dose of aliskiren.