Observational Non-interventional Study (Anwendungsbeobachtung) With Telmisartan in High-risk Hypertensives

Boehringer Ingelheim

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypertension; Obesity

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT00539487

502.523

Details and patient eligibility

About

This observational non-interventional study will assess (under conditions of clinical practice in daily routine) the antihypertensive efficacy of telmisartan treatment with or without active promotion of lifestyle changes in hypertensive patients at high cardiovascular risk

Full description

Study Design:

Enrollment: 5,827 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

patients with essential hypertension aged >/= 18 years with one of the following risk factors: history of coronary artery disease or stroke/TIA or peripheral artery disease or diabetes mellitus.

Exclusion criteria

according to SPC