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The Japan-Combined Treatment With Olmesartan and a Calcium Channel Blocker Versus Olmesartan and Diuretics Randomized Efficacy Study (J-CORE)

Information source: Jichi Medical University
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Condition(s) targeted: Hypertension

Intervention: Olmesartan medoxomil +Azelnidipine (Drug); Olmesartan medoxomil + Hydrochlorothiazide (Drug)

Phase: Phase 4

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: Jichi Medical University

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Kazuomi Kario, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Jichi Medical University School of Medicine

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate which combination therapy is more effective for improving the blood pressure (BP) and reducing target organ damage in Japanese hypertensive patients: Angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) plus calcium channel blocker (CCB) or ARB plus diuretics.

Clinical Details

Official title: The Japan-Combined Treatment With Olmesartan and a Calcium Channel Blocker Versus Olmesartan and Diuretics Randomized Efficacy Study (J-CORE)

Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Primary outcome: Changes in central BP and ambulatory BP

Secondary outcome:

Changes in office BP and home BP.

Changes in hypertensive target organ damage. Clinical laboratory data.

Detailed description: Renin-angiotensin (RA) inhibitors have been demonstrated to be the most effective drugs for reducing subclinical target organ damage in hypertensive patients. In several patients, however, BP control is not sufficiently achieved by RA inhibitors alone, and a combination of two drugs is frequently required. It is unclear whether a combination of RA inhibitors and diuretics or CCB is more effective in reducing hypertensive target organ damage. Control of central BP has been shown to be more effective than peripheral BP in predicting cardiovascular events and target organ damage associated with hypertension. The J-CORE study is active controlled, 2-arm parallel group comparison, prospective randomized open blinded end-point (PROBE) design study. The ARB plus CCB combination therapy group is administered olmesartan 20 mg/day and azelnidipine 16 mg/day and the ARB plus diuretics combination therapy group receives olmesartan 20 mg/day and hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) 12. 5 mg/day. At least 100 patients will be enrolled in each group and the follow up duration will be 24 weeks. The primary endpoint is to compare the changes in the central aortic BP and the ambulatory BP between the two groups. The secondary endpoint is to compare the changes in office BP, home BP, and hypertensive target organ damage between the two groups.

Eligibility

Minimum age: 30 Years. Maximum age: 85 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Hypertensive outpatients aged 30 years or older, and less than 85 years (at the time

of informed consent), regardless of sex

- Office systolic BP/diastolic BP > 140/90 mmHg in a sitting position even if on

treatment with olmesartan 20 mg/day for 3 months. Exclusion Criteria:

- Secondary hypertension or malignant hypertension

- History of myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular accidents within 6 months prior

to the screening

- Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) or coronary artery bypass

grafting (CABG) done within 6 months of screening or scheduled

- Current treatment for congestive cardiac failure (New York Heart Association [NYHA]

functional class II or severer) or ejection fraction <40%

- Atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter

- Renal dysfunction (serum creatinine ≥2 mg/dl)

- Hepatic dysfunction (AST and/or ALT ≥100 IU/l)

Locations and Contacts

Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
Additional Information

Starting date: May 2006
Last updated: November 19, 2008

Page last updated: August 20, 2015

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