New blood pressure combo pill aims to beat standard treatment
NCT ID NCT06643819
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests whether a combination pill containing sacubitril and valsartan (CKD-202A) works better than valsartan alone for essential hypertension. About 324 adults with high blood pressure will take either the combo or the standard drug for 10 weeks. The main goal is to see if the combo lowers average systolic blood pressure more effectively.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Sacubitril/valsartan (a combination drug that helps relax blood vessels and reduce fluid buildup)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more effective once-daily pill for controlling high blood pressure compared to current standard treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a confirmatory phase 3 trial, but the drug is already approved for heart failure; its superiority over valsartan alone for hypertension is not guaranteed. Side effects like low blood pressure or dizziness are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 324 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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19 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants who are 19 years old or older. * Participants who have voluntarily decided to participate in this clinical trial and signed ICF. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with a history of secondary hypertension or suspected secondary hypertension. * Participants with a orthostatic hypotension. * Participants who require combination administration of antihypertensive drugs other than clinical trial drugs during the clinical trial participation period. * Participants with type 1 diabetes or poorly controlled diabetes. * Participants who treated other clinical trial drugs within 4 weeks of screening visit. * Participants with a history of drug or alcohol abuse or suspected patient within 24 weeks as of the time of screening * Pregnant women, lactating women, or Subjects who do not agree to use appropriate contraception during the clinical trial period and for two weeks after the end of administration of the last clinical trial drug * Participants who are unable to participate in this clinical trial at the discretion of the investigator.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
RECRUITINGWŏnju, South Korea
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