Chronic Kidney Failure
Conditions
Keywords
Advanced Chronic Renal Insufficiency, Benazepril
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to further determine whether benazepril, could safely slow the progression of renal dysfunction in non-diabetic patients with advanced renal insufficiency.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
1. serum creatinine concentration 1.5-5.0 mg/dL (133-442 µmol/L) 2. creatinine clearance 20 to70 mL/min/1.73 m2, with variations of less than 30 percent in the three months before the screening evaluation 3. non-diabetic renal disease 4. persistent proteinuria (defined as urinary protein excretion greater than 0.3 g/day for three or more months without evidence of urinary-tract infection or overt heart failure \[New York Heart Association class III-IV\]).
Exclusion criteria
* immediate need for dialysis; treatment with corticosteroids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or immunosuppressive drugs; renovascular disease; myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular accident in the year preceding the trial; connective-tissue disease; obstructive uropathy.