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

NCT05103332

Zilebesiran as Add-on Therapy in Patients With Hypertension Not Adequately Controlled by a Standard of Care Antihypertensive Medication (KARDIA-2)

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658 people

282 womenmiddle line = equal numbers376 men
Phase
PHASE2
Paid for by
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Finished
2024-09-13
Health conditions
Hypertension
Who could join
Anyone
Ages
18 Years – 75 Years
Average age
mean 58.5 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 65.8% · Black / African American 28.4% · Asian 4.9% · Other 0.3% · Not reported 0.3% · Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2% · More than one race 0.2%

Women left out

  • No heart disease

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

    “History of any cardiovascular event within 6 months prior to randomization”
  • No diabetes

    Women with diabetes were turned away.

    “Type 1 diabetes mellitus, poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes mellitus, or laboratory evidence of diabetes during screening without known diagnosis of diabetes”

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