title: [Double-blind evaluation of slow-release nicardipine using different methods of blood pressure measurement. Predictive value of the acute response to intravenous nicardipine].
abstract: Forty hypertensive patients (diastolic greater than 95 mmHg) were included after 15 days of a single blind placebo period in a randomized placebo controlled double-blind study to assess the antihypertensive effect of a new galenic form of nicardipine (N) administered 50 mg b.i.d. for 3 weeks. They comprised 27 men and 13 women aged from 27 to 72 years (mean: 53 +/- 10). Blood pressure (BP) was measured in hospital before morning drug intake by an automatic recorder (Sentron) in supine position for 30 minutes (min) and by a mercury sphygmomanometer. Ambulatory BP was assessed by a portable patient activated recorder (Remler 2000). Mercury sphygmomanometer supine BP under N fell from 160 +/- 21/104 +/- 6 mmHg to 151 +/- 14/98 +/- 8 mmHg (n = 20; p less than 0.01/p less than 0.01) whereas BP under placebo (P) was respectively 158 +/- 14/103 +/- 6 mmHg and 156 +/- 20/102 +/- 9 mmHg (NS). Sentron BP under N fell from 158 +/- 17/96 +/- 8 mmHg to 148 +/- 13/90 +/- 7 mmHg (p less than 0.001/p less than 0.01) with no BP change under P (152 +/- 12/93 +/- 7 mmHg to 151 +/- 14/93 +/- 8 mmHg NS). BP recorder every 30 min for 12 hours revealed a decrease under N (160 +/- 18/105 +/- 10 mmHg to 142 +/- 16/94 +/- 10 mmHg; p less than 0.001/p less than 0.001) with a placebo effect in the control group on the diastolic BP (160 +/- 15/103 +/- 7 mmHg to 156 +/- 16/100 +/- 8 mmHg/NS/p less than 0.05).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009529:Nicardipine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D009529:Nicardipine
vernacular_title: Evaluation en double insu de la nicardipine à libération différée par différentes méthodes de mesures tensionnelles. Valeur prédictive de la réponse aiguë à la nicardipine intraveineuse.