Assessment of the Effect of Captopril Versus Combination of Captopril and Pentoxifylline on Reducing Proteinuria in Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy

NCT00663949 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2008-04-22

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Summary

Diabetic nephropathy is the most common cause of ESRD and has a great impact on mortality and morbidity of diabetic patients. Despite renoprotective effect of ACE inhibitors in diabetic patients they can not hinder the progression of renal disease completely. Pentoxifylline as a TNFa blocker may hinder progression of diabetic nephropathy in combination of captopril.

Conditions

  • Diabetic Nephropathy

Interventions

DRUG

Captopril

25 mg captopril tablet q8h

DRUG

Captopril + Pentoxifylline

patients takes captopril tablets 25 mg q8h and pentoxifylline 400 mg q8h

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jamshid Roozbeh, MD · sums

  • mohammad ghezloo, MD · SUMS

  • mohammad mahdi sagheb, MD · SUMS

  • Amin Banihashemi · SUMS

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-02-28
Primary Completion
2007-12-31
Completion
2008-01-31

Countries

  • Iran

Study Locations

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