A Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of ALN-AGT01 in Patients With Mild To-Moderate Hypertension (KARDIA-1) (KARDIA-1)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04936035 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : June 23, 2021
Last Update Posted : November 15, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hypertension | Drug: Placebo Drug: ALN-AGT01 | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 394 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Ranging Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ALN-AGT01 in Patients With Mild-to-Moderate Hypertension |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 7, 2021 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 4, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 31, 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: ALN-AGT01 Dose Regimen 1
Multiple doses of ALN-AGT01 administered by subcutaneous (SC) injection during the 12-month DB treatment period.
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Drug: ALN-AGT01
ALN-AGT01 administered by SC injection |
Experimental: ALN-AGT01 Dose Regimen 2
Multiple doses of ALN-AGT01 administered by SC injection during the 12-month DB treatment period.
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Drug: ALN-AGT01
ALN-AGT01 administered by SC injection |
Experimental: ALN-AGT01 Dose Regimen 3
Multiple doses of ALN-AGT01 administered by SC injection during the 12-month DB treatment period.
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Drug: ALN-AGT01
ALN-AGT01 administered by SC injection |
Experimental: ALN-AGT01 Dose Regimen 4
Multiple doses of ALN-AGT01 administered by SC injection during the 12-month DB treatment period.
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Drug: ALN-AGT01
ALN-AGT01 administered by SC injection |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo + ALN-AGT01
Multiple doses of placebo administered by SC injection during the first 6 months of 12-month DB treatment period, followed by multiple doses of ALN-AGT01 administered by SC injection during the last 6 months of the 12-month DB treatment period.
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Drug: Placebo
Placebo administered by SC injection Drug: ALN-AGT01 ALN-AGT01 administered by SC injection |
- Change from Baseline at Month 3 in 24-hour Mean Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) Assessed by Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) [ Time Frame: Baseline and Month 3 ]
- Change from Baseline at Month 3 in Office SBP [ Time Frame: Baseline and Month 3 ]
- Change from Baseline at Month 6 in 24-hour Mean SBP Assessed by ABPM [ Time Frame: Baseline through Month 6 ]
- Change from Baseline at Month 6 in Office SBP [ Time Frame: Baseline through Month 6 ]
- Proportion of Patients with 24-hour Mean SBP Assessed by ABPM <130 mmHg and/or Reduction ≥20 mmHg without Additional Antihypertensive Medications at Month 6 [ Time Frame: Baseline through Month 6 ]
- Time-adjusted Change from Baseline in 24-hour Mean SBP and Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP), Assessed by ABPM [ Time Frame: Baseline through Month 6 ]
- Change from Baseline in 24-hour mean DBP, Assessed by ABPM [ Time Frame: Baseline through Month 6 ]
- Change from Baseline in Office SBP and DBP [ Time Frame: Baseline through Month 6 ]
- Change in Serum Angiotensinogen (AGT) [ Time Frame: Baseline through Month 6 ]
- Change from Baseline in Daytime and Nighttime SBP and DBP by ABPM (Including Dipping Pattern) [ Time Frame: Baseline through Month 6 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Daytime mean SBP ≥135 mmHg and ≤160 mmHg by ABPM, without antihypertensive medication
Exclusion Criteria:
- Secondary hypertension, orthostatic hypotension
- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) >2× upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Elevated potassium >5 mEq/L
- Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of ≤30 mL/min/1.73m^2
- Received an investigational agent within the last 30 days
- Type 1 diabetes mellitus, poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes mellitus, newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- History of any cardiovascular event within 6 months prior to randomization
- History of intolerance to SC injection(s)

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04936035

Study Director: | Medical Director | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals |
Responsible Party: | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04936035 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ALN-AGT01-002 2021-001248-82 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | June 23, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 15, 2023 |
Last Verified: | November 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
High blood pressure Hypertension Hypertensive |
siRNA Angiotensinogen AGT |
Hypertension Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |