Irbesartan, Ciprofibrate and Their Combination Onto the Endothelial Functions

The rationale of the study is to clarify whether the supplementation of irbesartan with ciprofibrate could increase the antihypertensive effect, could improve the endothelial functions, and/or could affect the atherogenic small-dense LDL-, oxydized LDL concentrations, onto the paraoxinase activity and on the CRP and insulin levels...

Date First Received: July 7, 2006

Last Updated: January 18, 2008

Verified by: Sanofi-Aventis, January 2008

Clinical Trial Phase: Phase 4 | Start Date: February 2005

Overall Status: Completed

Estimated Enrollment: 60

Brief Summary

Official Title: “Investigations of the Effects of Aprovel, Lipanor and Their Combination Onto the Endothelial Functions of Dyslipidemic Patients Measure by Laser Doppler Flow-Metry.”

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The rationale of the study is to clarify whether the supplementation of irbesartan with ciprofibrate could increase the antihypertensive effect, could improve the endothelial functions, and/or could affect the atherogenic small-dense LDL-, oxydized LDL concentrations, onto the paraoxinase activity and on the CRP and insulin levels.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: Irbesartan
  • Drug: Ciprofibrate

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • Microvascular reactivity

Secondary Measures

  • Reach of target blood pressure
  • Measurements of safety laboratory parameters

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • hypertensive + dyslipidemic + damaged endothelial function

Exclusion Criteria:

  • hepatic and kidney damage,
  • IDDM (Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus)
  • Freckson V type hyperlipoproteinaemia
  • The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 45 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: 70 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Sponsor Information

Lead Sponsor: Sanofi-Aventis

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

László Erős, MD Study Director Sanofi-aventis, Hungary  

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 02, 2009

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00350038

Study ID Number: L_8759

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00350038

Health Authority: Hungary: National Institute of Pharmacy

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