Essential hypertension with type 2 diabetes mellitus and proteinuria
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Type 2 diabetic patients with essential hypertension and proteinuria are recruited and are either started on or switched to a monotherapy with a standard dose of an angiotensin receptor blocker for 3 months (run-in -period). Patients with BP =>130/80 mmHg and urinary excretion of albumin =>300mg/g creatinine at the end of run-in-period are finally enrolled.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are: secondary hypertension; history of acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, coronary revascularization, or stroke within the previous 6 months; uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (HbA1c >9.0%); confirmed or suspected renal artery stenosis; serum creatinine of 1.5mg/dl or more for men and 1.2mg/dl or more for women; contraindication to calcium channel blockers; pregnant women; or clinic systolic blood pressure >180mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure >110mmHg.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (1)Changes in urinary excretion of albumin from baseline to 1, 2, 4, 12 weeks after randomization (2)Changes in blood pressure and heart rate from baseline to 1, 2, 4, 12 weeks after randomization (3)Changes in urine L-FABP, OHdG, sodium, and metanephrine from baseline to 1, 2, 4, 12 weeks after the treatment with azelnidipine (4)Changes in serum creatinine, hs-CRP, IL-6, ADMA, cystatin C, and pentosidine from baseline to 1, 2, 4, 12 weeks after the treatment with azelnidipine (5)Relationship of (1) with (2) , (3), (4), (5) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| home BP, HbA1c | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Komono Kosei Hospital Department of Internal Medicine