高血圧におけるオックスプレノロールとメチルドパの比較. 患者内での二重盲検試験でした
Lancet (London, England)
|March 6, 1976
まとめ
この研究では,高血圧に対するオックスプレノロールとメチルドパを比較した. 両薬とも同様の血圧低下を示し,低用量は多くの患者に効果的です.
科学分野:
- 心臓病学 心臓病学
- 薬理学 薬理学とは
背景:
- 持続的な高血圧には,効果的で安全な治療法が必要です.
- 異なる抗高血圧薬の有効性と副作用のプロフィールを比較することは,臨床実務において極めて重要です.
研究 の 目的:
- 持続性高血圧の治療におけるオックスプレノロールとメチルドパの有効性を比較する.
- オックスプレノロールとメチルドパの用量反応関係と副作用プロフィールを評価する.
主な方法:
- 29人の持続的な高血圧患者で,ダブルブラインド・クロスオーバー研究が行われました.
- 患者は,投与量決定,評価,洗浄期間を経て,オックスプレノロールとメチルドーパを順番に投与された.
- 血圧は,横,立,運動後の状態で測定した. 副作用はアンケートによって評価されました.
主要な成果:
- オックスプレノロールとメチルドーパは,異なる州で同様の血圧低下を示した.
- オックスプレノロール (≤320 mg/日) とメチルドーパ (≤1 g/日) の低用量は,患者の半数で効果的であった.
- どちらの薬の投与量を増加しても,血圧制御が一貫して改善されることはありませんでした. 副作用に関して,どちらの薬にも明確な好みは出なかった.
結論:
- オキシプレノロールとメチルドーパは,持続性高血圧の管理に同様に有効です.
- 控えめな投与量に対して不十分な反応を示す患者では,最初の薬の投与量を増加させるよりも別の薬剤を追加することが推奨されます.
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