Key result
Once daily 10mg of lisinopril reduced mean 24-hour systolic blood pressure significantly more than an equal dose of enalapril after 4 weeks (adjusted SBP difference 4.8mmHg, P<0.01).
Why the study?
Does lisinopril 10 mg once daily reduce mean 24-hour systolic blood pressure more effectively than enalapril 10 mg once daily?
RCT
Double-blind
Randomized cross-over
Does lisinopril 10 mg once daily reduce mean 24-hour systolic blood pressure more effectively than enalapril 10 mg once daily?
Mean Difference: 4.8
Absolute Event Rate: 14% vs 9%
p-value: p=< 0.01
Lisinopril 10 mg once daily provides greater 24-hour systolic blood pressure reduction than an equal dose of enalapril, primarily due to a more sustained effect in the latter half of the dosing interval.
Lisinopril 10 mg daily may be preferred over enalapril for sustained 24-hour SBP control; confirms longer duration of action among ACE inhibitors.
Although lisinopril and enalapril are equipotent angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors lisinopril has been reported to produce greater inhibition of plasma ACE 24 hours after single doses. This study compared the antihypertensive effects of once daily 10mg doses of the drugs using a randomised, double-blind, two period cross-over design with ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Lisinopril lowered mean 24 hour systolic blood pressure significantly more than enalapril after 4 weeks of treatment (14/7 +/- 2/1mmHg & 9/6 +/- 2/1mmHg, respectively, adjusted SBP difference 4.8mmHg, P < 0.01). This difference was confined to the second 12 hours of the daily dosage interval (adjusted SBP difference 13-24 hours after dosing 9.9mmHg, P < 0.001). The diastolic pressure showed a similar trend but this was not statistically significant. The side effects of each agent were minor. We conclude that chronic, once daily therapy with 10mg of lisinopril reduces systolic blood pressure more effectively than an equal dose of enalapril due to its greater effect in the latter half of the 24 hour dosage interval.
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Gourlay et al. (1993) conducted an RCT in Hypertension. Lisinopril vs. Enalapril was evaluated on Mean 24 hour systolic blood pressure reduction (MD 4.8 mmHg, p=< 0.01). Once daily 10mg of lisinopril reduced mean 24-hour systolic blood pressure significantly more than an equal dose of enalapril after 4 weeks (adjusted SBP difference 4.8mmHg, P<0.01).
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