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

NCT00791258

A Dose Escalation Study of a Combination Antihypertensive Drug in the Treatment of Various Groups of Patients Who do Not Respond to Single Drug Treatment of Their High Blood Pressure

See it on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

999 people

491 womenmiddle line = equal numbers508 men
Phase
PHASE4
Paid for by
Daiichi Sankyo
Finished
2009-09
Health conditions
Hypertension
Who could join
Anyone
Ages
18 Years – no maximum
Average age
Not reported
Age 65+
22.8%
Weight (BMI)
mean 31.02 Kg/m٨2
Pregnancy recorded
Not reported
Menopause recorded
Not reported
Results shown by sex
Not split by sex
Race
White 63.1% · Black / African American 23.4% · Asian 12.9% · American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6% · Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0% · More than one race 0% · Not reported 0%

Women left out

  • No pregnant women

    Women who were pregnant could not join.

    “Pregnant females”
  • Had to use birth control

    Women who couldn't or didn't want to use birth control were turned away.

    “post menopausal or have had a hysterectomy or tubal ligation or practicing approved methods of birth control”
  • No heart disease

    Women with heart disease, heart rhythm problems or a past heart attack were turned away.

    “History of myocardial infarction, bypass graft, angioplasty or heart failure within the past 6 months”
  • No diabetes

    Women with diabetes were turned away.

    “Diabetes requiring insulin”

Study titles and rules are shown in their original English.