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HypertensionPhase 2NCT00089713

Systolic Pressure Efficacy and Safety Trial of Alagebrium (SPECTRA)

A Phase 2 study testing alagebrium chloride (ALT-711) in people with Hypertension, run by Synvista Therapeutics, Inc at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

Official record
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Trial summary

This study comprises a 3- to 6-week hydrochlorothiazide run in phase, followed by a 12 week double-blind treatment phase, followed by a 2 week single-blind follow-up hydrochlorothiazide treatment phase. The combined total duration of patient participation is approximately 17-20 weeks. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 45 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Hypertension
What is being tested?
alagebrium chloride (ALT-711)
How many people
392 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Mar 2004to not given
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 45 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Men or women at least 45 years of age with uncontrolled systolic hypertension measured by office cuff and by an ambulatory blood pressure monitoring device
  • Willingness to be taken off any current antihypertensive treatment to be placed on hydrochlorothiazide in combination with study medication.

Who cannot join

  • Any significant history, systemic illnesses, or medical condition(s) that could lead to difficulty complying with the protocol or that could confound interpretation of the data.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Alteon Inc.

    Parsippany, New Jersey, 07054

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About this study

Official title: Effect of ALT-711 in Combination With Fixed-Dose Hydrochlorothiazide Therapy on Systolic Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients

This study comprises a 3- to 6-week hydrochlorothiazide run in phase, followed by a 12 week double-blind treatment phase, followed by a 2 week single-blind follow-up hydrochlorothiazide treatment phase. The combined total duration of patient participation is approximately 17-20 weeks. Four double-blind treatment groups approximately equal in size (98) will comprise the study population: placebo or various alagebrium dose groups (10, 50, or 150 mg/day).

Conditions
Hypertension
Being tested
alagebrium chloride (ALT-711)
Keywords
antihypertensive agents/therapeutic use, hypertension/drug therapy, blood pressure
Medical subject headings
Hypertension

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • alagebrium chloride (ALT-711)Drug

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 Aug 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2004

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Enrolment
392 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00089713
Sponsor's protocol ID
ALT-711-0320
Status last verified
Jun 2005
First submitted
10 Aug 2004
Last updated
8 Feb 2010
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Kass DA, Shapiro EP, Kawaguchi M, Capriotti AR, Scuteri A, deGroof RC, Lakatta EG. Improved arterial compliance by a novel advanced glycation end-product crosslink breaker. Circulation. 2001 Sep 25;104(13):1464-70. doi: 10.1161/hc3801.097806.

    PubMed 11571237
  • Asif M, Egan J, Vasan S, Jyothirmayi GN, Masurekar MR, Lopez S, Williams C, Torres RL, Wagle D, Ulrich P, Cerami A, Brines M, Regan TJ. An advanced glycation endproduct cross-link breaker can reverse age-related increases in myocardial stiffness. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Mar 14;97(6):2809-13. doi: 10.1073/pnas.040558497.

    PubMed 10706607
  • Wolffenbuttel BH, Boulanger CM, Crijns FR, Huijberts MS, Poitevin P, Swennen GN, Vasan S, Egan JJ, Ulrich P, Cerami A, Levy BI. Breakers of advanced glycation end products restore large artery properties in experimental diabetes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 Apr 14;95(8):4630-4. doi: 10.1073/pnas.95.8.4630.

    PubMed 9539789
  • Vaitkevicius PV, Lane M, Spurgeon H, Ingram DK, Roth GS, Egan JJ, Vasan S, Wagle DR, Ulrich P, Brines M, Wuerth JP, Cerami A, Lakatta EG. A cross-link breaker has sustained effects on arterial and ventricular properties in older rhesus monkeys. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Jan 30;98(3):1171-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.98.3.1171.

    PubMed 11158613
  • Chobanian AV. Control of hypertension--an important national priority. N Engl J Med. 2001 Aug 16;345(7):534-5. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200108163450709. No abstract available.

    PubMed 11519509
  • Hyman DJ, Pavlik VN. Characteristics of patients with uncontrolled hypertension in the United States. N Engl J Med. 2001 Aug 16;345(7):479-86. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa010273.

    PubMed 11519501
  • Wilkinson IB, Webb Christison DJ, Cockcroft JR. Isolated systolic hypertension: a radical rethink. It's a risk factor that needs treatment, especially in the over 50s. BMJ. 2000 Jun 24;320(7251):1685. doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7251.1685. No abstract available.

    PubMed 10864525
  • Brownlee M, Vlassara H, Kooney A, Ulrich P, Cerami A. Aminoguanidine prevents diabetes-induced arterial wall protein cross-linking. Science. 1986 Jun 27;232(4758):1629-32. doi: 10.1126/science.3487117.

    PubMed 3487117
  • Neaton JD, Wentworth D. Serum cholesterol, blood pressure, cigarette smoking, and death from coronary heart disease. Overall findings and differences by age for 316,099 white men. Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial Research Group. Arch Intern Med. 1992 Jan;152(1):56-64.

    PubMed 1728930
  • Liu J, Masurekar MR, Vatner DE, Jyothirmayi GN, Regan TJ, Vatner SF, Meggs LG, Malhotra A. Glycation end-product cross-link breaker reduces collagen and improves cardiac function in aging diabetic heart. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2003 Dec;285(6):H2587-91. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00516.2003. Epub 2003 Aug 28.

    PubMed 12946933

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing alagebrium chloride (ALT-711) in people with Hypertension, run by Synvista Therapeutics, Inc at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Feb 2010. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early. Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00089713, which also lists 10 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Feb 2010.

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