hyperlipidemic patients with type 2 diabetes
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: hyperlipidemic patients with type 2 diabetes who had been treated with a low oral dose of a strong or a mild statin (Pitavastatin 1mg, Atorvastatin 5mg, Pravastatin, Simvastatin, Fluvastatin) for 3 months or more were enrolled (with max-IMT over 1.1 mm )
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1)Receiving fibrates (2)Hemodialysis (3)Familial hypercholesterolemia (4)Onset a cerebrovascular accident during the preceding period of less than 3 months (5)Severe liver dysfunction (AST over 100IU/L, ALT over 100IU/L, Total bilirubin over 2.5mg/dl) (6)Severe renal dysfunction (serum creatinine over 2.0mg/dl, Ccr 30mL/min (7)Creatine Kinase over 500IU/L (8)Receiving cyclosporine (9)Pregnant or possibly pregnant (10)Hypothyroidism or hereditary myopathy, a family history of these diseases, and a past history of drug-induced myopathy (11)Drug abuse or alcoholism (12)Malignancy (13)Serious complications
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| changes in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels after 52 weeks of treatment were analyzed | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| mean-IMT, maximal IMT (max-IMT), and max-IMT of the common carotid artery (CCA max-IMT), and ABI (ankle-branchial index), and CAVI(cardio ankle vascular index) after 52 weeks of treatment were analyzed | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Hachinohe City Hospital Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes