Women were less than half of the people tested for almost all of these common medicines.

NCT00219141

Aliskiren in Combination With Losartan Compared to Losartan on the Regression of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Overweight Patients With Essential Hypertension

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460 people

112 womenmiddle line = equal numbers348 men
Phase
PHASE3
Paid for by
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Finished
2007-11
Health conditions
Hypertension, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Overweight
Who could join
Anyone
Ages
18 Years – 80 Years
Average age
mean 58.8 years
Age 65+
Not reported
Weight (BMI)
Not reported
Pregnancy recorded
Not reported
Menopause recorded
Not reported
Results shown by sex
Not split by sex
Race
Not reported

Women left out

  • Weight limit (BMI)

    Women with a higher (or lower) body weight were turned away.

    “Patients with a BMI \> 25 kg/m2”

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