title: Comparison of the efficacy of three dose levels of moexipril versus placebo as add-on therapy to hydrochlorothiazide in patients with moderate hypertension.
abstract: This parallel, double-blind trial was designed to evaluate the efficacy of three dose levels of moexipril versus placebo as add-on therapy to hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) in patients with uncomplicated moderate to severe hypertension. Two hundred patients (aged 25-74 years) with sitting diastolic blood pressure (DBP) between 95 and 114 mm Hg after 4 week treatment with HCTZ 25 mg once daily were randomized to placebo, or moexipril 3.75, 7.5 mg, or 15 mg. BP was measured at 22-26 h postdose at biweekly visits and at 1, 2, 3, and 4 h postdose after the first dose of double-blind medication. At endpoint, adjusted mean reductions from baseline sitting DBP were 8.4, 8.8, and 8.9 mm Hg in the moexipril 3.75-, 7.5-, and 15-mg groups, respectively, as compared with a reduction of 4.6 mm Hg in the placebo group (p = 0.003). The differences in systolic BP (SBP) reductions were statistically significant in favor of each of the moexipril groups over the placebo group at all trough time-points. Adjusted mean changes in sitting SBP were 10.9, 12.0, and 11.7 mm Hg, respectively, as compared with a reduction of 0.6 mm Hg in the placebo group (p < 0.001). Our results indicate that moexipril and HCTZ constitute a clinically valuable combination in treatment of patients with moderate to severe hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Hjertelaget Research Foundation, Stavanger, Norway.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dickstein
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aarsland
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Todd
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stimpel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006852:Hydrochlorothiazide / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D044005:Tetrahydroisoquinolines
chemical_list: D007546:Isoquinolines; D044005:Tetrahydroisoquinolines; D006852:Hydrochlorothiazide; C058302:moexipril