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

NCT03071263

Spironolactone With Patiromer in the Treatment of Resistant Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease

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295 people

142 womenmiddle line = equal numbers153 men
Phase
PHASE2
Paid for by
Relypsa, Inc.
Finished
2018-11-27
Health conditions
Hyperkalemia, Resistant Hypertension
Who could join
Anyone
Ages
18 Years – no maximum
Average age
mean 68.1 years
Age 65+
68.5%
Weight (BMI)
Not reported
Pregnancy recorded
Not reported
Menopause recorded
Not reported
Results shown by sex
Not split by sex
Race
White 98.3% · Black / African American 1.4% · Not reported 0.3% · American Indian / Alaska Native 0% · Asian 0% · Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0% · More than one race 0%

Women left out

  • No kidney or liver problems

    Women with kidney or liver problems were turned away.

    “History of untreated known causes of high blood pressure, excluding kidney disease (not CKD)”
  • No heart disease

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

    “Recent cardiovascular event with last 3 months”
  • No cancer

    Women with current or past cancer were turned away.

    “History of cancer within past 12 months”

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