800
Participants
Start Date
March 31, 2005
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2009
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2009
losartan potassium
Losartan 50 mg/day for 4 weeks, then doubled to losartan 100 mg/day (in case of BP more than 140/90 mm Hg.) Continued until the end of the study (visit 9-week 48).
Comparator: Hydrochlorothiazide
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg will be added at week 8 if BP is more than 140/90 mm Hg. This last regimen will be continued until the end of the study (visit 9-week 48).
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INDUSTRY