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CTRI Number  CTRI/2018/08/015555 [Registered on: 31/08/2018] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 16/08/2021
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   A Clinical Study to evaluate the effect of two different combinations of BP medication in patients with uncontrolled BP  
Scientific Title of Study   A clinical assessment to evaluate the effect of two different combinations of anti-hypertensive drugs (Telmisartan 40 mg plus Amlodipine 5 mg and Telmisartan 40 mg plus Cilnidipine 10 mg among Subjects with uncontrolled hypertension in India – A prospective, randomized, investigator initiated study. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
ARI/TELMA/01-18, Version No. 02, dated 25 July 2018  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  D C Venkata S Ram 
Designation  Director Apollo Institute for Blood Pressure Management and Apollo Blood Pressure Clinics 
Affiliation  Apollo Hospitals 
Address  Director Apollo Institute for Blood Pressure Management and Apollo Blood Pressure Clinics Apollo Hospitals Jubilee Hills Hyderabad Telangana

Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH
500096
India 
Phone  7799806040  
Fax    
Email  drram_v@apollohospitals.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  D C Venkata S Ram 
Designation  Director Apollo Institute for Blood Pressure Management and Apollo Blood Pressure Clinics 
Affiliation  Apollo Hospitals 
Address  Director Apollo Institute for Blood Pressure Management and Apollo Blood Pressure Clinics Apollo Hospitals Jubilee Hills Hyderabad Telangana


ANDHRA PRADESH
500096
India 
Phone  7799806040  
Fax    
Email  drram_v@apollohospitals.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  G Praveen Kumar 
Designation  Sr Manager 
Affiliation  Apollo Research And Innovations 
Address  Apollo Research And Innovations Auditorium Building 1st Floor Apollo Medical College Apollo Hospitals Jubilee Hills Hyderabad

Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH
500096
India 
Phone  9948161123  
Fax    
Email  praveen999biotech@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Current Medical Concepts Pvt Ltd, 401, Lumbini Lakeview Apts, 6-3-1239/27, Raj Bhavan Road, Somajiguda, Hyderabad – 500082, Telangana State, India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Current Medical Concepts Pvt Ltd 
Address  401 Lumbini Lakeview Apts 6-3-1239/27 Raj Bhavan Road Somajiguda Hyderabad Telangana 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL   
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 3  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Partha Saradhi  Apollo DRDO Hospitals  Department of Internal Medicine, 1st floor, Room number-24, Kanchan Bagh
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH 
8790277017

drparthanephro@gmail.com 
Dr Hari Kishan Boorugu  Apollo Hospitals  Department of Internal Medicine, 1st Floor, Room number-15,Hyderguda, Near old MLA quarters
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9642767757

drharikishan@gmail.com 
Dr Shalini Muppalla  Apollo Institute of Medical Science and Research  Department of General medicine, Ground floor, General Hospital, Apollo Medical College, Apollo Health City Jubilee Hills
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9490896948

shalinimuppalla@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 3  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee - Clinical Studies  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee - Clinical Studies  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee - Clinical Studies  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: I10||Essential (primary) hypertension,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Combinations of antihypertensive drugs (Telmisartan 40 mg plus Amlodipine 5 mg and Telmisartan 40 mg plus Cilnidipine 10) mg  This study will have simple random sampling procedure (Alternate assignment) to randomize the Subjects to Group A and B. Subjects eligible for recruitment will be alternately assigned to combination therapy Group A or Group B. This sequence will be followed at each site independently. Subjects in both the groups will have to take the study drugs orally once in a day for eight weeks. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  a) Adults greater than or equal to 18 years and
less than or equal to 70 years old both male
and female.
b) Subjects with uncontrolled BP who are on
monotherapy.
c) Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) >130 mmHg and
Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) > 80
mmHg based on three consecutive blood
pressure readings
d) Any stage of Hypertension.
e) Willing to give written informed consent
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  a) Women of child bearing potential
b) History of Myocardial infarction, Acute
stroke, Acute kidney injury in the last 3
months
c) Subjects with history of congestive heart
failure.
d) Subjects with advanced CKD with Serum
Creatinine value > 2.5 mg/dL.
e) History of allergy to calcium channel
blockers and angiotensin receptor blockers
f) Inability to give informed consent
g) Subject with hypertensive crisis (Seated BP
greater than or equal to 180/120 mmHg) on
the day of screening.
h) Subjects unwilling/unable to adhere to the
study protocol.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Random Number Table 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To evaluate the effect of two different treatments on BP levels in Subjects with Hypertension  Screening and Week 8 (end of study) 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the safety and tolerability of combination therapy from baseline to end of study  Between Baseline to end of study 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="200"
Sample Size from India="200" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "93"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="93" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   07/09/2018 
Date of Study Completion (India) 20/04/2020 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   Not Applicable 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary
Modification(s)  

This is an investigator initiated study to evaluate the effect of two different combinations of antihypertensive treatments that are already approved and marketed in India for so long. However, the current study is planned to evaluate the role of combination therapy on BP levels as per the new hypertension guidelines.

The drugs that will be used in this study are as follows: (Telmisartan 40 mg plus Amlodipine 5 mg and Telmisartan 40 mg plus Cilnidipine 10 mg)

This study is planned to be conducted across three centers with a sample size 100.


 
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