New blood pressure drug HCP1803-4 faces final test
NCT ID NCT07660796
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests whether a new drug called HCP1803-4 can safely lower blood pressure in adults with essential hypertension. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either the new drug or a control drug. The study measures changes in sitting blood pressure over time to see if the new drug works better or as well as existing options.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HCP1803-4
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for people with high blood pressure, potentially improving blood pressure control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 3 trial, but results may not confirm superiority over existing treatments. Side effects are possible, and individual responses may vary.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
-
About 256 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
-
Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
-
Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
19 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with essential hypertension whose blood pressure measured in visit1 corresponds to the following conditions * mean sitSBP \< 180 mmHg and mean sitDBP \< 110 mmHg for patients receiving any BP-lowering drug within 1 month prior to Visit 1 * 140 mmHg ≤ mean sitSBP \< 180 mmHg and 60 mmHg ≤ mean sitDBP \< 110 mmHg for patients not receiving BP-lowering drugs within 1 month prior to Visit 1 2. Patients with essential hypertension who meet 140 mmHg ≤ mean sitSBP \< 180 mmHg and 60 mmHg ≤ mean sitDBP \< 110 mmHg at Visit 2 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Difference between arms greater than 20 mmHg for mean sitSBP or 10 mmHg for mean sitDBP at Visit 1 2. Patients who have taken more than three components of Blood pressure medication within 3 months prior to Visit 1 3. Orthostatic hypotension with symptoms within 3 months prior to visit 1 4. Secondary hypertensive patient or suspected to be 5. Clinically significant hematological finding 6. Severe heart disease or severe neurovascular disease 7. Moderate or malignant retinopathy 8. Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or type I diabetes mellitus 9. Active gout or hyperuricemia 10. Severe renal diseases 11. Severe or active hepatopathy 12. Hypokalemia or Hyperkalemia 13. Hyponatremia or Hypernatremia 14. Hypercalcemia 15. History of malignancy tumor 16. History of autoimmune disease 17. History of alcohol or drug abuse 18. Positive to pregnancy test, nursing mother, intention on pregnancy 19. Considered by investigator as not appropriate to participate in the clinical study with other reason
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Essential hypertension are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Donggguk University Ilsan Hospital
Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10326, South Korea
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can a new pill crack the code of stubborn high blood pressure?
- Inflatable leg cuffs tested as a Two-for-One therapy for high blood pressure and erectile dysfunction
- Can nurses and home monitors tame high blood pressure?
- Can pressing six points on the body help older adults sleep?
- Can AI-Tailored heat warnings shield chronic disease patients from dangerous temperatures?
- Could a quieter, automated blood pressure check help more people control hypertension?