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

NCT00877929

Telmisartan Fixed Dose Combination vs Amlodipine in Hypertensive Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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706 people

341 womenmiddle line = equal numbers365 men
Phase
PHASE3
Paid for by
Boehringer Ingelheim
Finished
—
Health conditions
Hypertension
Who could join
Anyone
Ages
18 Years – no maximum
Average age
mean 60.5 years
Age 65+
36.4%
Weight (BMI)
mean 63 participants
Pregnancy recorded
Not reported
Menopause recorded
Not reported
Results shown by sex
Not split by sex
Race
Black / African American 55.9% · White 38.1% · Asian 5% · American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8% · Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Women left out

  • No pregnant women

    Women who were pregnant could not join.

    “are nursing or pregnant, or”
  • Had to use birth control

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

    “are of child-bearing potential and are NOT practicing acceptable means of birth control or do NOT plan to continue practising an acceptable method throughout the study.”
  • No hormonal birth control

    Women on the pill, patch, ring, shot, implant or hormonal IUD could not join.

    “Oral contraceptives (started at least three months prior to start of run-in period)”
  • No kidney or liver problems

    Women with kidney or liver problems were turned away.

    “Renal dysfunction as defined by the following laboratory parameters: Serum creatinine \>3.0 mg/dL (or \>265 µmol /L) or known creatinine clearance \<30 mL/min or clinical markers of severe renal impairment”
  • No heart disease

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

    “Congestive heart failure New York Heart Academy (NYHA) functional class CHF III-IV (Refer to Appendix 10.3)”
  • No diabetes

    Women with diabetes were turned away.

    “Patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus”

Study titles and rules are shown in their original English.