Conditions: Hypertension
Keywords: Pediatric hypertension primary hypertension secondary hypertension
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 208
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate in a randomized, double-blind fashion, the long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy profile of aliskiren compared to the active comparator enalapril in children, 6 - 17 years old with hypertension (msSBP ≥ 95th percentile for age, gender and height, at baseline in study CSPP100A2365). Patients will be randomized to receive either aliskiren or enalapril. Weight-group based doses of aliskiren or enalapril will be administered once daily and children will receive study medication in a double-blind manner. This study is being conducted to support monotherapy registration of aliskiren for the treatment of hypertension in pediatric patients 6-17 years of age (age at baseline in Study CSPP100A2365).

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: Patients will receive one of the following doses based on the their weight: Low weight (≥20 to \<50 kg) patients: Starting dose 37.5 mg with optional titration to 75 and then 150 mg Mid weight (≥50 to \<80 kg) patients: Starting dose 75 mg with optional titration to 150 and then 300 mg High weight (≥80 to ≤150 kg) patients: Starting dose 150 mg with optional titration to 300 and then 600 mg arm 2: Patients will receive one of the following doses based on their weight: Low weight (≥20 to \<50 kg) patients: Starting dose 2.5 mg with optional titration to 5 and then 10 mg Mid weight (≥50 to \<80 kg) patients: Starting dose 5 mg with optional titration to 10 and then 20 mg High weight (≥80 to ≤150 kg) patients: Starting dose 10 mg with optional titration to 20 and then 40 mg

Interventions: intervention 1: Aliskiren intervention 2: Enalapril
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Low weight patients: Starting dose 37.5 mg with optional titration to 75 and then 150 mg

Mid weight patients: Starting dose 75 mg with optional titration to 150 and then 300 mg

High weight patients: Starting dose 150 mg with optional titration to 300 and then 600 mg intervention 2: Low weight patients: Starting dose 2.5 mg with optional titration to 5 and then 10 mg

Mid weight patients: Starting dose 5 mg with optional titration to 10 and then 20 mg

High weight patients: Starting dose 10 mg with optional titration to 20 and then 40 mg

Protocol document: