Effect of Allopurinol on Mono and Co-administration With Statins on Platelets Reactivity on Diabetic Patiets Treated With Aspirin and Insulin

June 19, 2017 updated by: Polacco Marina, University of Roma La Sapienza
Diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Substantial clinical and experimental evidence suggest that both diabetes and insulin resistance cause a combination of endothelial dysfunctions, which may diminish the anti-atherogenic role of the vascular endothelium. Therefore, in patients with diabetes or insulin resistance, endothelial dysfunction may be a critical early target for preventing atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. It has been implicated as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and premature cardiovascular mortality for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, as well as for patients with essential hypertension. A complete biochemical understanding of the mechanisms by which hyperglycemia causes vascular functional and structural changes associated with the diabetic milieu still eludes us. In recent years, the numerous biochemical and metabolic pathways postulated to have a causal role in the pathogenesis of diabetic vascular disease have been distilled into several unifying hypotheses. The role of chronic hyperglycemia in the development of diabetic microvascular complications and in neuropathy has been clearly established. However, the biochemical or cellular links between elevated blood glucose levels, and the vascular lesions remain incompletely understood. A number of trials have demonstrated that statins therapy as well as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors is associated with improvements in endothelial function in diabetes. Although antioxidants provide short-term improvement of endothelial function in humans, all studies of the effectiveness of preventive antioxidant therapy have been disappointing. Actually, control of hyperglycemia thus remains the best way to improve endothelial function and to prevent atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular complications of diabetes.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

200

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

    • Roma
      • Rome, Roma, Italy, 00155
        • Recruiting
        • Policlinico Umberto I
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 76 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • diabetic patient;
  • therapy with aspirin and insulin;
  • patient well responders

Exclusion Criteria:

  • not diabetic patient;
  • patients in dual antiplatelet therapy;
  • patient with severe renal failure;
  • patient poor responders

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: statin only
30 DAYS OF STATIN THERAPY ATORVASTATIN 80 MG)
30 DAYS OF atorvastatin 80 mg
Experimental: allopurinol only
30 DAYS OF ALLOPURINOL (300 MG)
30 DAYS OF ALLOPURINOL 300 MG
Experimental: statin and allopurinol
30 DAYS OF CO-ADMINISTRATION OF ATORVASTATIN AND ALLOPURINOL
30 days of atorvastatin and allopurinol 300 mg

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Assessment of platelet reaction units Absolute changes in platelet reactivity (expressed as P2Y(12) reaction units by the point-of-care VerifyNow assay [Accumetrics, San Diego, California] After 30 days of treatment with each drug
Time Frame: fter 30 days of treatment with each drug
Absolute changes in platelet reactivity (expressed as P2Y(12) reaction units by the point-of-care VerifyNow assay [Accumetrics, San Diego, California]
fter 30 days of treatment with each drug

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 28, 2017

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

June 23, 2017

Study Completion (Anticipated)

July 15, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 28, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 19, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

June 22, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 22, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 19, 2017

Last Verified

June 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • UNIVERSITY OF ROME

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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