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url: https://fevir.net/resources/Composition/370510
identifier: FEvIR Object Identifier/370510, FEvIR Linking Identifier/NCT03640312-baseline-measure-report
status: Final
type: Baseline Measure Report
date: 2025-10-11 10:35:13+0000
author: Joanne Dehnbostel
title: Baseline Characteristics Report for QUARTET Trial
custodian: Computable Publishing LLC
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Baseline Characteristics Report for QUARTET Trial [Database Entry: FHIR Composition Resource]. Contributors: Joanne Dehnbostel [Authors/Creators]. In: Fast Evidence Interoperability Resources (FEvIR) Platform, FOI 370510. Revised 2025-10-11. Available at: https://fevir.net/resources/Composition/370510. Computable resource at: https://fevir.net/resources/Composition/370510#json.
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Patients randomized to the intervention arm took a once daily ultra-low-dose quadruple combination therapy (QUARTET LDQT). The LDQT is an overencapsulated combination pill comprising four types of blood pressure lowering medications each at ¼ standard doses. QUARTET includes candesartan 2mg, amlodipine besylate 1.25mg, indapamide 0.625mg, and bisoprolol 2.5mg. The individual components are currently approved and marketed within the United States.
QUARTET LDQT: Ultra-low-dose combination therapy comprising four different blood pressure lowering drugs at 1/4 dosages. Taken once daily for 12 weeks.
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