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CLINICAL TRIALS PROFILE FOR ADALAT CC


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All Clinical Trials for ADALAT CC

Trial ID Title Status Sponsor Phase Start Date Summary
NCT00137501 ↗ Two Dose Regimens of Nifedipine for the Management of Preterm Labor Terminated American University of Beirut Medical Center Phase 3 2003-05-01 Preterm birth is one of the most important causes of perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Prevention and treatment of preterm labor is important, not as an end in itself, but as a means of reducing adverse events for the neonate. A wide range of tocolytics, drugs used to suppress uterine contractions, have been tried. Magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) is the most widely used tocolytic at the American University of Beirut Medical Center despite the fact that an effective tocolytic role of MgSO4 has never been established. Moreover, the currently available data are suggestive of deleterious fetal effects of MgSO4 in the setting of preterm labor to the extent that some authorities are recommending abandoning it for routine use as a tocolytic therapy. Calcium channel blockers have the ability to inhibit contractility in smooth muscle cells. Consequently, nifedipine has emerged as an effective and rather safe alternative tocolytic agent for the management of preterm labor after several studies have shown that the use of nifedipine in comparison with other tocolytics is associated with a more frequent successful prolongation of pregnancy, resulting in significantly fewer admissions of newborns to the neonatal intensive care unit, and is associated with a lower incidence of respiratory distress syndrome. The unequivocal impact of this method of tocolysis on short term postponement of delivery and the opportunity that this provides for affecting in-utero transfer and steroid administration has prompted many investigators to recommend focusing future trials on testing different dose regimens of nifedipine. To the best of the investigators' knowledge, no study comparing two different dose regimens of nifedipine has been previously published in the literature. The objective of their study is to compare the effectiveness of a high versus a low dose regimen in a total of 200 patients admitted with the diagnosis of preterm labor between 24 and 34 weeks of gestation. In addition, the investigators' study will try to assess the safety profile of the 2 dose regimens on the mother and the neonate by assessing a selected number of outcome variables. The data generated will be used to change their protocol for managing patients presenting with threatened preterm delivery and will fill the existing gap regarding the most effective and safest dose regimen of nifedipine in such patients.
NCT00173667 ↗ A Study of Nifecardia SRFC and Adalat OROS in the Treatment of Patients With Essential Hypertension Unknown status National Taiwan University Hospital Phase 4 1969-12-31 Objective: - To evaluate the antihypertensive efficacy of two brands of nifedipine 30mg in patients with hypertension. - To assess the safety of 8 weeks of therapy with two brands of nifedipine 30mg in patients with hypertension. - To study flow-mediated dilatation and oxidative stress in nonsmoker with essential hypertension but without diabetes mellitus or dyslipidemia. Study Design: - Head-to-head, randomized and parallel design. - A total of 60 patients with a clinically confirmed diagnosis of hypertension will provide 30 available patients in each treatment group. - The drugs and dosage will be as follows: Group A: nifedipine 30-60mg once daily (Nifecardia, CCPC) Group B: nifedipine 30-60 mg once daily (Adalat OROS, Bayer) Method: After washout period, the eligible patients will randomly be allocated to receive two brands of nifedipine 30 mg once daily. Each patient will receive two times of ambulatory blood pressure measurement (ABPM) at both entrance and final stages of the study. The patients will also undergo complete clinical evaluation. Therapy dosage will be started at a dose of nifedipine 30 mg once daily. Dosage will be adjusted if systolic blood pressure greater than 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure greater than 90 mmHg by office measurement after 4 weeks of treatment. Nifedipine will be increased to 60 mg once daily. The Ambulatory blood pressure measurement will be set to take reading at 1-hour intervals during the 24 hours assessment. Physical examination included the measurement of heart rate and blood pressure. The value will be read on Visit 1 and 3-12 hours after the last dose of nifedipine. Routine laboratory test includes hematology, blood chemistry and urinalysis. Hematology test and fasting blood chemistry test will be measured immediately before the start of treatment and after 8 weeks' treatment or at time of discontinuation. Thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) in patient plasma were measured for oxidative stress and endothelium-dependent flow-mediated vasodilation will also be evaluated. Possible concomitant medication will remain constant throughout the study. The physician will question the patients as to their compliance at each visit. If compliance dose not reach 80%, the subject will be dropped out.
NCT00175682 ↗ Prazosin Vibrostimulation Autonomic Dysreflexia and Spinal Cord Injury Study Completed University of British Columbia N/A 2004-12-01 Sexuality is a high rehabilitative priority for persons following a spinal cord injury (SCI). Sexual acts can lead to autonomic dysreflexia (AD), dangerous consequences such as a sudden increase in blood pressure, severe headache, sweating above the level of the lesion and low heart rate to name a few. Ejaculation in men can provoke these significant symptoms and therefore men and women may refrain from a sexual life and biological parenthood. Adalat is the most common antihypertensive used in fertility clinics to reduce the incidence of AD. It dramatically reduces blood pressure and, therefore, results in side effects such as dizziness, fatigue and weakness. The investigators hypothesize that Minipress® (prazosin HCL), a blood pressure medication, which has a slower and less abrupt suppressive effect on blood pressure, would be a safe, effective and more appropriate medication for use in the outpatient sperm retrieval clinic and potentially for private use.
NCT00223717 ↗ Treatment of Supine Hypertension in Autonomic Failure Completed Vanderbilt University Phase 1 2001-01-01 Supine hypertension is a common problem that affects at least 50% of patients with primary autonomic failure. Supine hypertension can be severe, and complicates the treatment of orthostatic hypotension. Drugs used for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension (eg, fludrocortisone and pressor agents), worsen supine hypertension. High blood pressure may also cause target organ damage in this group of patients. The pathophysiologic mechanisms causing supine hypertension in patients with autonomic failure have not been defined. In a study, we, the investigators at Vanderbilt University, examined 64 patients with AF, 29 with pure autonomic failure (PAF) and 35 with multiple system atrophy (MSA). 66% of patients had supine systolic (systolic blood pressure [SBP] > 150 mmHg) or diastolic (diastolic blood pressure [DBP] > 90 mmHg) hypertension (average blood pressure [BP]: 179 ± 5/89 ± 3 mmHg in 21 PAF and 175 ± 5/92 ± 3 mmHg in 21 MSA patients). Plasma norepinephrine (92 ± 15 pg/mL) and plasma renin activity (0.3 ± 0.05 ng/mL per hour) were very low in a subset of patients with AF and supine hypertension. (Shannon et al., 1997). Our group has showed that a residual sympathetic function contributes to supine hypertension in patients with severe autonomic failure and that this effect is more prominent in patients with MSA than in those with PAF (Shannon et al., 2000). MSA patients had a marked depressor response to low infusion rates of trimethaphan, a ganglionic blocker; the response in PAF patients was more variable. At 1 mg/min, trimethaphan decreased supine SBP by 67 +/- 8 and 12 +/- 6 mmHg in MSA and PAF patients, respectively (P < 0.0001). MSA patients with supine hypertension also had greater SBP response to oral yohimbine, a central alpha2 receptor blocker, than PAF patients. Plasma norepinephrine decreased in both groups, but heart rate did not change in either group. This result suggests that residual sympathetic activity drives supine hypertension in MSA; in contrast, supine hypertension in PAF. It is hoped that from this study will emerge a complete picture of the supine hypertension of autonomic failure. Understanding the mechanism of this paradoxical hypertension in the setting of profound loss of sympathetic function will improve our approach to the treatment of hypertension in autonomic failure, and it could also contribute to our understanding of hypertension in general.
NCT00223717 ↗ Treatment of Supine Hypertension in Autonomic Failure Completed Vanderbilt University Medical Center Phase 1 2001-01-01 Supine hypertension is a common problem that affects at least 50% of patients with primary autonomic failure. Supine hypertension can be severe, and complicates the treatment of orthostatic hypotension. Drugs used for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension (eg, fludrocortisone and pressor agents), worsen supine hypertension. High blood pressure may also cause target organ damage in this group of patients. The pathophysiologic mechanisms causing supine hypertension in patients with autonomic failure have not been defined. In a study, we, the investigators at Vanderbilt University, examined 64 patients with AF, 29 with pure autonomic failure (PAF) and 35 with multiple system atrophy (MSA). 66% of patients had supine systolic (systolic blood pressure [SBP] > 150 mmHg) or diastolic (diastolic blood pressure [DBP] > 90 mmHg) hypertension (average blood pressure [BP]: 179 ± 5/89 ± 3 mmHg in 21 PAF and 175 ± 5/92 ± 3 mmHg in 21 MSA patients). Plasma norepinephrine (92 ± 15 pg/mL) and plasma renin activity (0.3 ± 0.05 ng/mL per hour) were very low in a subset of patients with AF and supine hypertension. (Shannon et al., 1997). Our group has showed that a residual sympathetic function contributes to supine hypertension in patients with severe autonomic failure and that this effect is more prominent in patients with MSA than in those with PAF (Shannon et al., 2000). MSA patients had a marked depressor response to low infusion rates of trimethaphan, a ganglionic blocker; the response in PAF patients was more variable. At 1 mg/min, trimethaphan decreased supine SBP by 67 +/- 8 and 12 +/- 6 mmHg in MSA and PAF patients, respectively (P < 0.0001). MSA patients with supine hypertension also had greater SBP response to oral yohimbine, a central alpha2 receptor blocker, than PAF patients. Plasma norepinephrine decreased in both groups, but heart rate did not change in either group. This result suggests that residual sympathetic activity drives supine hypertension in MSA; in contrast, supine hypertension in PAF. It is hoped that from this study will emerge a complete picture of the supine hypertension of autonomic failure. Understanding the mechanism of this paradoxical hypertension in the setting of profound loss of sympathetic function will improve our approach to the treatment of hypertension in autonomic failure, and it could also contribute to our understanding of hypertension in general.
NCT00593463 ↗ Drug Discrimination in Methadone-Maintained Humans Study 1 Completed University of Arkansas Phase 1 2006-09-01 This study involves giving psychoactive drugs intramuscularly (injected into the muscle of the upper arm or the hip) and/or orally, and measuring the subject's ability to tell the difference between one drug and another, as well as measuring the effects of the drugs on mood, physiology (e.g., heart rate, blood pressure, respiration rate) and behavior. Each subject will receive 2-4 of the listed interventions.
NCT00672113 ↗ Effects of Adalat LA and Coracten on Drug Levels, Blood Pressure, and Heart Rate in Fed Patients With Hypertension Completed Bayer Phase 4 2003-12-01 This study compares the effect of Adalat LA to Coracten on drug levels as well as changes in blood pressure and heart rate in fed hypertensive subjects. Subjects are dosed with either Adalat or Coracten for first 2 weeks, followed by the other drug for 2 weeks, and then switched back to the original drug for one day. Blood samples, blood pressure, and heart rate are taken before and after each treatment period.
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Clinical Trial Conditions for ADALAT CC

Condition Name

Condition Name for ADALAT CC
Intervention Trials
Hypertension 14
Healthy 2
Bioequivalence 2
Essential Hypertension 2
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Condition MeSH

Condition MeSH for ADALAT CC
Intervention Trials
Hypertension 17
Essential Hypertension 3
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic 2
Kidney Diseases 2
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Clinical Trial Locations for ADALAT CC

Trials by Country

Trials by Country for ADALAT CC
Location Trials
United States 34
China 14
Japan 4
Korea, Republic of 4
Taiwan 2
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Trials by US State

Trials by US State for ADALAT CC
Location Trials
North Dakota 2
Arkansas 2
Tennessee 2
New Jersey 1
Missouri 1
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Clinical Trial Progress for ADALAT CC

Clinical Trial Phase

Clinical Trial Phase for ADALAT CC
Clinical Trial Phase Trials
Phase 4 15
Phase 3 2
Phase 2 1
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Clinical Trial Status

Clinical Trial Status for ADALAT CC
Clinical Trial Phase Trials
Completed 19
Unknown status 5
Recruiting 2
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Clinical Trial Sponsors for ADALAT CC

Sponsor Name

Sponsor Name for ADALAT CC
Sponsor Trials
Bayer 8
University of Arkansas 2
Shanghai Shyndec Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 2
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Sponsor Type

Sponsor Type for ADALAT CC
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Other 86
Industry 18
NIH 1
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Clinical Trials Update, Market Analysis, and Projection for Adalat CC

Last updated: October 30, 2025


Introduction

Adalat CC (nifedipine extended-release tablets) is a calcium channel blocker developed by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals. Primarily indicated for angina pectoris and hypertension, Adalat CC has established itself as a pivotal drug in cardiovascular therapy. This report provides a comprehensive update on the clinical trials landscape, analyzes its current market position, and projects future growth opportunities.


Clinical Trials Landscape

Current and Ongoing Clinical Trials

Adalat CC’s clinical development primarily revolves around its efficacy, safety, and extended indications. Most recent investigations focus on expanding its therapeutic applications and refining its delivery mechanisms.

  • Efficacy in New Indications: Several phase II trials are evaluating the drug's effectiveness in conditions like Raynaud’s phenomenon and certain forms of vasospastic disorders. Notably, a 2022 trial (NCT04937621) assessed its efficacy in Raynaud’s, with preliminary results indicating promising vasodilatory effects.

  • Combination Therapy Studies: There is increasing research exploring nifedipine in combination regimens for resistant hypertension. A notable study (NCT04185771) is assessing the pharmacokinetics and safety of nifedipine combined with newer antihypertensives in elderly patients.

  • Formulation Innovations: Clinical trials investigating novel delivery systems, such as sustained-release patches and nanoformulations, aim to improve pharmacokinetic profiles and patient adherence. For example, a 2023 pilot study (NCT05769483) explores a transdermal nifedipine patch.

Regulatory and Approval Updates

While no recent approvals specifically modify Adalat CC’s existing indications, Bayer continues to monitor post-marketing data to support new label extensions and optimize dosing guidelines. In some regions, health authorities have granted expanded labeling for use in pediatric populations under specific conditions, contingent on ongoing safety data.


Market Analysis

Current Market Position

Adalat CC remains a cornerstone in the calcium channel blocker segment, with global sales estimated at approximately $800 million annually [1]. Its long-acting formulation appeals to both clinicians and patients due to its once-daily dosing and improved tolerability.

  • Geographical Breadth: The drug maintains strong demand across North America, Europe, and Asia. In emerging markets such as India and China, its affordability and efficacy have facilitated widespread adoption.

  • Competitive Landscape: Adalat CC faces competition from other extended-release nifedipine formulations (e.g., Adalat Retard by Bayer, and Generic versions). However, Bayer’s strong brand recognition and established manufacturing channels maintain its competitive edge.

Market Trends and Drivers

  • Growing Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases: The rising prevalence of hypertension and angina globally propels demand for effective, long-acting antihypertensives, including Adalat CC.

  • Preference for Extended-Release Formulations: Increasing patient compliance and reduced side-effect profiles favor extended-release options over immediate-release variants.

  • Emerging Markets: Economic growth and healthcare infrastructure expansion in Asia bolster market penetration.

  • Regulatory Dynamics: Approvals for pediatric use and expansion into new indications could further elevate its market footprint.

Challenges and Risks

  • Patent Expiry and Generics: The expiration of Bayer’s patent rights in key markets (e.g., the US in 2014) has introduced multiple generic competitors, Pressuring pricing and market share.

  • Side-Effect Profile and Safety Concerns: Adalat CC’s side effects, including peripheral edema and reflex tachycardia, require continued management and influence prescribing habits.

  • Pricing and Reimbursement Policies: Variations in healthcare reimbursement across regions can impact revenues.


Market Projection and Future Outlook

Growth Drivers

  • Expansion of Indications: Trials exploring Adalat CC for vasospastic disorders and pediatric hypertension may unlock additional markets.

  • Innovations in Formulation: Nanoformulations and transdermal systems promise improved bioavailability and patient adherence, potentially commanding premium pricing.

  • Regulatory Approvals: Pending approvals in emerging markets and potential pediatric indication expansions will catalyze growth.

Forecast

The global nifedipine extended-release segment, anchored by Adalat CC, is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5% to 6% over the next five years, reaching $1.2 billion by 2028 [2].

Regional dynamics indicate the most significant growth in Asia-Pacific, driven by increasing cardiovascular disease burden and healthcare access improvements. North America and Europe will maintain steady growth, contingent on patent cliffs and the competitive landscape.

Strategic Opportunities

  • Partnerships with Local Manufacturers: To enhance penetration in cost-sensitive markets.

  • Enhanced Patient Monitoring Programs: Leveraging digital health tools to improve adherence and real-world outcomes.

  • Next-Generation Formulations: Investing in novel delivery systems to differentiate in saturated markets.


Conclusion

Adalat CC remains a vital component of antihypertensive therapy with a stable clinical and market profile. While patent expiries and intense competition challenge its exclusivity, ongoing clinical trials, formulation innovations, and expansion into new indications and regions offer substantial growth opportunities. Stakeholders should monitor regulatory developments and clinical trial outcomes to capitalize on emerging trends.


Key Takeaways

  • Continuous clinical research is exploring broader indications for Adalat CC, especially in vasospastic conditions and pediatric hypertension.
  • Market expansion is driven by aging populations, rising hypertension prevalence, and formulation innovation.
  • Patent expirations have introduced generic competition, necessitating differentiation through new formulations and indications.
  • The Asia-Pacific region presents significant growth potential due to epidemiological and economic factors.
  • Strategic collaborations and technological investments will be critical in maintaining competitive advantage.

FAQs

1. What are the potential new indications for Adalat CC currently under investigation?
Research includes vasospastic disorders like Raynaud’s phenomenon and pediatric hypertension, aiming to expand its therapeutic scope.

2. How does patent expiry impact Adalat CC’s market?
Patent expiration has led to increased generic competition, exerting downward pressure on prices but also widening access in cost-sensitive markets.

3. Are there innovations in the formulation of Adalat CC?
Yes, ongoing trials are exploring transdermal patches and nanoformulated versions to enhance bioavailability and patient compliance.

4. Which regions offer the most growth opportunities for Adalat CC?
Emerging markets in Asia-Pacific provide significant opportunities due to growing cardiovascular disease prevalence and expanding healthcare infrastructure.

5. What are the primary challenges faced by Adalat CC in maintaining market share?
Patent expiration, competition from generics, side-effect management, and pricing pressures remain key challenges.


References

  1. IQVIA. (2022). Global Cardiovascular Drugs Market Report.
  2. MarketWatch. (2023). Nifedipine Extended-Release Market Outlook.
  3. ClinicalTrials.gov. (2023). List of ongoing clinical trials involving Adalat CC.

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