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

NCT00887250

A Study to Investigate the Antihypertensive Efficacy of MK0954

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366 people

131 womenmiddle line = equal numbers235 men
Phase
PHASE3
Paid for by
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Finished
1992-11
Health conditions
Hypertension
Who could join
Anyone
Ages
21 Years – no maximum
Average age
mean 54.0 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
White 81.1% · Black / African American 12.8% · Hispanic / Latina 5.2% · Other 0.8%

Women left out

  • No pregnant women

    Women who were pregnant could not join.

    “Pregnant or lactating females”
  • No breastfeeding moms

    Women who were breastfeeding could not join.

    “Pregnant or lactating females”
  • No heart disease

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

    “History of myocardial infarction with in past year”
  • No cancer

    Women with current or past cancer were turned away.

    “Patient has secondary hypertension or malignant hypertension”

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