Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of the Combination of Valturna and Amlodipine or Valturna and Chlorthalidone Versus Valturna Alone in Patients With Stage 2 Hypertension and Diabetes

Change From Baseline in MSSBP After 12 Weeks of Treatment Ending With Between the Valturna + Chlorthalidone Combination and Valturna Alone

Sitting BP was measured at trough (24 hours ± 3 hours postdose) and recorded at all study visits. At the first study visit, the patient had his/her BP measured in both arms; the arm in which the highest sitting DBP was found was used for all subsequent readings throughout the study. At each study visit, after the patient had been sitting for 5 minutes, SBP were measured 3 times using a standard mercury sphygmomanometer and appropriate size cuff. The repeat sitting measurements were made at 1- to 2-minute intervals and the mean of those 3 measurements was used as the average sitting office BP for that visit.

Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks

Change From Baseline in Mean Sitting Diastolic Blood Pressure (MSDBP) After 12 Weeks of Treatment

Sitting blood pressure (BP) was measured at trough (24 hours ± 3 hours postdose) and recorded at all study visits. At the first study visit, the patient had his/her BP measured in both arms; the arm in which the highest sitting DBP was found was used for all subsequent readings throughout the study. At each study visit, after the patient had been sitting for 5 minutes, DBP were measured 3 times using a standard mercury sphygmomanometer and appropriate size cuff. The repeat sitting measurements were made at 1- to 2-minute intervals and the mean of those 3 measurements was used as the average sitting office BP for that visit.