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In comparison to pioglitazone does lobeglitazone affect the hardening of arteries in diabetic patients

Effect of Lobeglitazone on arterial stiffness in comparison to pioglitazone in patients with type 2 diabetes : a pilot randomized controlled trial - LOPAS

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/07/090135
Enrollment
56
Registered
2025-07-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: E119- Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications

Interventions

Intervention1: Lobeglitazone: patients will receive lobeglitazone 0.5mg per day Control Intervention1: Pioglitazone: Patients will receive pioglitazone 15 to 30mg per day

Sponsors

Dr Arindam Naskar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Type 2 diabetes mellitus with HbA1c between 7 to 9 Willing to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy or breast feeding Patient with eGFR less than 45 mL/min Patients with cardiac rhythm disorders or heart failure Baseline AST and ALT more than 3 times of upper limit Patient with BMI more than 40 Patient with hemoglobin less than 8g/dL History of any spine fractures Patients with malignancies Patients on insulin, SGLT 2i and GLP 1 agonist therapy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the effect of lobeglitazone vs pioglitazone on arterial stiffness as an add on therapy to preexisting anti diabetic drugs in patients with type 2 diabetesTimepoint: 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
HbA1c, fasting blood sugar, post prandial blood sugarTimepoint: 6 months;Proportion of patients acheiving HbA1c less than 7 percentageTimepoint: 6 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Arindam Naskar

School of Tropical Medicine

indrani.bbs@gmail.com7044007741

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026