Conditions: Hypertension
Keywords: Hypertension, valsartan, amlodipine, high blood pressure
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 698
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of the fixed combination of valsartan/amlodipine in adult patients with mild to moderate hypertension

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: None arm 2: None

Interventions: intervention 1: Valsartan/amlodipine 80/5 mg intervention 2: Amlodipine 5 mg
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: 1 valsartan/amlodipine 80/5 mg tablet and 1 placebo capsule matching amlodipine 5 mg to be taken with water at approximately 8:00 a.m. once daily, except on the morning of every scheduled study visit, when study drug was taken after the completion of all other study procedures. intervention 2: 1 amlodipine 5 mg capsule and 1 placebo tablet matching valsartan/amlodipine 80/5 mg to be taken with water at approximately 8:00 a.m. once daily, except on the morning of every scheduled study visit, when study drug was taken after the completion of all other study procedures.

Protocol document: