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A Study for Prevention of Kidney Disease in Diabetic Patients (BENEDICT)

Information source: Abbott
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on June 20, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Hypertension; Diabetes

Intervention: trandolapril (Drug); verapamil (Drug); trandolapril/verapamil (Drug)

Phase: Phase 4

Status: Active, not recruiting

Sponsored by: Abbott

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Global Medical Information 1-800-633-9110, Study Director, Affiliation: Abbott

Summary

The BENEDICT study is conducted to examine the effects of an ACE inhibitor, calcium channel blockade, a combination of these, and placebo, in the prevention of micro- and macro-albuminuria in Type 2 diabetic patients.

Clinical Details

Official title: A Two-Phase Study for Primary and Secondary Prevention of Diabetic Nephropathy by Combined ACE Inhibition and Calcium Channel Blockade (BENEDICT)

Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Primary outcome: Phase A: microalbuminuria; Phase B: progression from microalbuminuria to macroalbuminuria.

Secondary outcome: Course of albumin excretion over time, GFR, blood pressure (BP), incidence of major CV events, overall and CV mortality, HbA1c, progression of retinal changes.

Eligibility

Minimum age: 40 Years. Maximum age: N/A. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Type 2 Diabetes

- Hypertension

Exclusion Criteria:

- Albuminuria (Phase A)

- Non-diabetic renal disease

- Subject has a hypersensitivity to ACE inhibitor, CCB

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Additional Information

Starting date: March 1997
Last updated: August 30, 2007

Page last updated: June 20, 2008

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