Comparing ankle swelling from two blood pressure medicines
Treatments studied
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study compares two blood pressure medicines, levamlodipine and amlodipine, to see which causes less ankle swelling. It is for post-menopausal women with mild to moderate high blood pressure.
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Who can take part
- You are a woman who has gone through menopause (no period for at least 12 months).
- You are between 50 and 79 years old.
- You have mild to moderate high blood pressure (systolic reading between 140 and 179).
- You have not taken certain blood pressure medicines in the last 14 days, or you are willing to stop them for the study.
- Your body mass index (BMI) is between 18.5 and 34.9.
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