Blood pressure pill showdown pulled before it began
NCT ID NCT02483936
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to compare two different combination pills for controlling high blood pressure: one with olmesartan and chlorthalidone, and another with olmesartan and hydrochlorothiazide (Benicar HCT). The trial was planned for people with uncontrolled hypertension but was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled. No results are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- olmesartan medoxomil + chlorthalidone
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new fixed-dose combination pill for controlling high blood pressure.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available. It is unclear if the combination would have been safer or more effective than existing options.
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.
- 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
-
18 to 65 years
- 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: * Signed Consent of the patient; * Participants with decompensated essential hypertension, classified into stage 1 (with high or very high cardiovascular risk), stage 2 or stage 3 according to the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (2010), who are being treated with monotherapy. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with any clinically significant disease that in the investigator opinion can not participate in the study; * Secondary hypertension diagnosis or blood pressure above 190x100 mmHg in the screening/randomization visit; * Morbid obesity or immunocompromised patients; * Participants with greater than 10 mmHg difference in the measurements of systolic or diastolic blood pressure between the two arms; * Participants who do not have the two upper limbs; * Participants with important electrocardiographic changes; * Creatinine clearance - less than 60 mL / min; * History of hypertensive emergencies and cardiovascular and / or moderate to severe cerebrovascular events in the past 6 months; * Microalbuminuria urine sample greater than 30 mg/g; * Patients with history of hypersensitivity to any of the formula compounds; * Pregnancy or risk of pregnancy and lactation patients; * Participation in clinical trial in the year prior to this study;
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Arterial 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.
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Could a simple blood pressure target during surgery prevent delirium in older patients?
- Forest bathing and meditation tested as natural blood pressure aids for women over 60
- Phone calls from nurses aim to tame high blood pressure in women
- Gut feeling: personalized bacteria may ease PTSD symptoms
- Gum disease may worsen high blood pressure, new study suggests
- New study aims to uncover hidden kidney disease in rural africa