Effects of Rosiglitazone on Renal Hemodynamics and Proteinuria of Type 2 Diabetic Patients With Renal Insufficiency Due to Overt Diabetic Nephropathy

October 27, 2011 updated by: Technische Universität Dresden

Objective:

To evaluate how rosiglitazone does influence the renal plasma flow, the glomerular filtration rate and the degree of proteinuria in type 2 diabetic patients with renal insufficiency due to overt diabetic nephropathy.

Background:

Diabetic nephropathy is a world wide public health concern of increasing proportions. It has become the most common single cause of end-stage renal disease in the United States and in Europe. Previous studies have already found agents modifying the renin-angiotensin-system (ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blocker) to retard diabetic nephropathy. These agents are likely to exert multiple effects in the kidney. One of them appear to be their known ability to improve endothelial function and to change renal glomerular hemodynamics.

In a previous study we demonstrated an improvement of renal endothelial dysfunction in type 2 diabetic patients without end organ damage after treatment with rosiglitazone. In that study, rosiglitazone significantly reduced glomerular hyperfiltration. This was associated with a reduction of urinary albumin excretion. The observed effects are potentially important in the context of renal protection, provided that a similar beneficial effect of rosiglitazone is demonstrable in overt diabetic nephropathy (renal insufficiency, hypertension, proteinuria).

Hypothesis Rosiglitazone decreases proteinuria and improves renal hemodynamic function in patients with chronic renal insufficiency due to overt diabetic nephropathy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

28

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

      • Dresden, Germany, 01307
        • University Hospital Dresden

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

40 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

type 2 diabetes mellitus -age between 40 and 75 years -well controlled HbA1c (< 7.5%) -chronic renal failure (creatinin clearance between 70 and 30 mL/(min x 1.73 m²) according to the Cockroft equation) -proteinuria > 300 mg / 24 hours

Exclusion Criteria:

type 1 diabetes -poorly controlled type 2 diabetes (HbA1c > 7.5%) or unstable blood glucose during the day (capillary blood glucose self monitoring) -elevation of ALT, AST or GGT more than 2.5 fold the upper normal value -CHF (more than grade 1 of NYHA) -uncontrolled hypertension -malignant tumorous disorder -hyper- or hypothyroidism -pregnant women -nursing women

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: placebo
2 tablets per day
Active Comparator: Rosiglitazone
4 mg tablets, bid, 12 months

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Proteinuria
Time Frame: at baseline and after 6 and 12 mo of treatment
at baseline and after 6 and 12 mo of treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Renal Hemodynamic
Time Frame: at baseline and after 6 and 12 mo of tretament
at baseline and after 6 and 12 mo of tretament
Renal Function
Time Frame: at abseline and after 6 and 12 mo
at abseline and after 6 and 12 mo
Adverse Event
Time Frame: every month or at occurence
every month or at occurence
HbA1c
Time Frame: at baseline and after 6 and 12 mo
at baseline and after 6 and 12 mo

Collaborators and Investigators

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Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Frank Pistrosch, M.D., Nephrology, Department of Medicine, university hospital Dresden

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 9, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 9, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

May 11, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 2, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 27, 2011

Last Verified

October 1, 2011

More Information

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