Vitamin D Augmentation of Tekturna (Aliskiren) in Hypertension

PHASE4UnknownINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

92

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 31, 2011

Primary Completion Date

July 31, 2013

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2014

Conditions
Hypertension
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Vitamin D (cholecalciferol)

Tekturna (Aliskirin) 300 mg per day supplemented with 50,000 IU Vitamin D every other week x 8 weeks

DRUG

Tekturna(Aliskiren) plus placebo

Aliskiren 300 mg per day supplemented with placebo

Trial Locations (1)

48201

RECRUITING

Wayne State University, 4201 St. Antoine, Detroit

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Novartis

INDUSTRY

lead

Wayne State University

OTHER