The Pleiotropic Effects of Atorvastatin When Combined With Common Antihypertenisve Medications.

University of New Mexico (UNM)

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Hypertension

Treatments: Drug: Amlodipine and Hydrocholorothiazide

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00656331

05-106

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of the cholesterol medication taken with each blood pressure medication alone on heart disease risk factors including blood pressure, cholesterol, inflammation, blood sugar control, blood vessal function, and other heart disease risk factors.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• mild hypertension and high cholesterol

Exclusion criteria

• diabetes and heart disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Active Comparator group

Description:

Amlodipine

Treatment:

Drug: Amlodipine and Hydrocholorothiazide

2

Active Comparator group

Description:

HCTZ

Treatment:

Drug: Amlodipine and Hydrocholorothiazide