Effects and Safety of Clonidine Patch on Young and Middle-aged Smokers With Mild Hypertension

The optimal antihypertensive treatment strategy in young and middle-aged hypertensive adults remains undefined. Clonidine controlled-release patches administered once a week might have the advantage of convenience. ECLIPSE trial is intended to explore the effect and patient tolerability of clonidine controlled-release patches (one patch per week for a total of 8 weeks) in the treatment of hypertension in young and middle-aged adults, compared with long-acting antihypertensive drug amlodipine. Clonidine patch was demonstrated ameliorating the early withdrawal symptoms during smoking cessation. This trial is also intended to observe its effect on smoking cessation in young and middle-aged male smokers.