Pioglitazone and Serum Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA) in Patients With Diabetes

NCT00770367 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2018-08-31

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Summary

SPECIFIC AIMS

1. To determine whether pioglitazone will reduce levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine(ADMA) in patients with diabetes.
2. To determine whether nitric oxide(NOx) products are increased with pioglitazone treatment.
3. To determine whether pioglitazone reduces oxidative stress (F2-isoprostanes).

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Pioglitazone then Placebo

Subjects will take the pioglitazone 30mg tablet daily for 3 months. This will be followed by a 4-week period during which subjects will not be taking either the study drug or placebo. During the final 12-week period the group will take a placebo.

DRUG

Placebo then Pioglitazone

Subjects will take the placebo for the first 12 weeks of the study. This will be followed by a 4-week period during which subjects will not be taking either the study drug or placebo. During the final 12-week period the group will take the pioglitazone 30mg tablet daily for 3 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • Medical University of South Carolina

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dana E King, MD · Medical University of South Carolina

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-10-31
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2010-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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