One pill to tackle two heart risks: triple combo tested
NCT ID NCT03860220
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed Phase 4 trial tested a single pill containing three medicines (telmisartan, amlodipine, and rosuvastatin) in 252 Korean adults with both high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Participants took either the triple pill or a two-drug pill for 8 weeks. The study measured changes in blood pressure and LDL cholesterol to see if the triple combination works better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Telmisartan/Amlodipine/Rosuvastatin (triple combination pill)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a simpler once-daily pill to manage both high blood pressure and high cholesterol together.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 4 trial, so results are already known. The main risk is that the triple pill may not be more effective or safer than existing two-drug combinations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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252 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2019
- Finished
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Sep 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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: * 145 mmHg ≤ msSBP ≤ 190 mmHg * Triglycerides \< 500 mg/dL * LDL-C ≤ 250 mg/dL Exclusion Criteria: * sSBP ≥ 20mmHg and sDBP ≥ 10mmHg * symptomatic orthostatic hypotension and secondary/iatrogenic hypertension and dyslipidemia * history of moderate to severe cerebral ischemia, cerebral hemorrhage, transient ischemic attack, myocardial infarction, or unstable angina in the past 6 months; severe heart failure (New York Heart Association functional class III and IV) * hypersensitivity to telmisartan or rosuvastatin * history of angioedema after treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or ARBs; creatinine phosphokinase levels ≥3 times the upper limit of normal * estimated glomerular filtration rate ≤30 mL/min; aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase levels ≥3 times the upper limit of normal * potassium levels \>5.5 mmol/L; or any diseases that could affect the results of the study.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University
Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13496, South Korea
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Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital
Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 14068, South Korea
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Kangwon National University Hospital
Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, 24289, South Korea
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Korea University Ansan Hospital
Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, 15355, South Korea
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Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
Seoul, South Korea
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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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Yeungnam University Hospital
Daegu, 42415, South Korea
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Yonsei University Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
Wŏnju, South Korea
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