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Pioglitazone and Losartan Provides Additional Renoprotection

Information source: Shanghai Jiao Tong University of Medicine
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on June 20, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Type 2 Diabetes; Diabetic Nephropathy

Intervention: pioglitazone (Drug); losartan (Drug)

Phase: N/A

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: Shanghai Jiao Tong University of Medicine

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Hui M Jin, MD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Shanghai No.3 People's Hospital

Summary

Peroxisomal proliferator-activated receptor agonist pioglitazone and rosiglitazone are currently used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, as efficient insulin sensitizers alone or in combination with insulin. angiotensin II receptor antagonist losartan reduced the levels of proteinuria. Whether Combination therapy with pioglitazone and losartan provides additional renoprotection in subjects with type 2 diabetic nephropathy,it's worth researching.

Clinical Details

Official title: Combination Therapy With Pioglitazone and Losartan Provides Additional Renoprotection in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy

Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment

Eligibility

Minimum age: 32 Years. Maximum age: 75 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) level of 3. 3-9. 0mmol/L

- 2h plasma glucose level of 7. 5-13 mmol/L

- serum creatinine values between 190 and 660umol/L

- Two occasions of a ratio of urinary albumin to urinary creatinine≥300 or 24 hours

urinary protein concentration is >150mg

- Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Type1 diabetes or nondiabetic renal disease

- abnormal liver function

- heart dysfunction

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Additional Information

Starting date: January 2005
Last updated: August 14, 2006

Page last updated: June 20, 2008

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