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COMPLETED
PHASE3
5238 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2001-06-30
2008-04-30
Brief Summary
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The secondary objective is to determine whether candesartan, compared to placebo, beneficially influences the rate of change in urinary albumin excretion rate (UAER).
This study is part of the DIRECT Programme also including secondary prevention studies of diabetic retinopathy in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The primary objective for all three pooled studies is to determine whether candesartan, compared to placebo, reduces the incidence of microalbuminuria in type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
QUADRUPLE
Study Groups
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1
Placebo
No interventions assigned to this group
2
candesartan cilexetil
candesartan cilexetil
32 mg once daily oral tablet given over 60 months
Interventions
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candesartan cilexetil
32 mg once daily oral tablet given over 60 months
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Duration of diabetes for \> 1 year and \< 15 years with stable diabetic therapy within last 6 months.
* Patients with untreated resting mean sitting SBP \< 130 mmHg, mean sitting DBP \< 85 mmHg and with retinal photograph grading level 10/10 (on ETDRS severity scale).
Exclusion Criteria
* Cataract or media opacity of a degree which precludes taking gradable retinal photographs
* Angle closure glaucoma, which precludes pharmacological dilatation of the pupil
* History of retinopathy
* History or presence of clinical significant macular oedema (CSME)
* History or evidence of photocoagulation of the retina Other retinal conditions which may mask assessment, eg, retinal vein occlusion
* Positive micral dipstick test
* Presence of secondary diabetes
* Pregnant or lactating women or women of child bearing potential not practicing an adequate method of contraception
* Need of treatment with ACE-inhibitor
* Haemodynamically significant aortic or mitral valve stenosis
* Known renal artery stenosis or kidney transplantation
* Hypersensitivity to study drug
* Severe concomitant disease which may interfere with the assessment of the patient, eg, malignancy, as judged by the investigator
18 Years
50 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Takeda
INDUSTRY
AstraZeneca
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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AstraZeneca Atacand Medical Science Director, MD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
AstraZeneca
Locations
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Research Site
Herston, , Australia
Research Site
Perth, , Australia
Research Site
Odense, , Denmark
Countries
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References
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Natale P, Palmer SC, Navaneethan SD, Craig JC, Strippoli GF. Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers for preventing the progression of diabetic kidney disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Apr 29;4(4):CD006257. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006257.pub2.
Sjolie AK, Klein R, Porta M, Orchard T, Fuller J, Parving HH, Bilous R, Aldington S, Chaturvedi N. Retinal microaneurysm count predicts progression and regression of diabetic retinopathy. Post-hoc results from the DIRECT Programme. Diabet Med. 2011 Mar;28(3):345-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03210.x.
Porta M, Hainer JW, Jansson SO, Malm A, Bilous R, Chaturvedi N, Fuller JH, Klein R, Orchard T, Parving HH, Sjolie AK; DIRECT Study Group. Exposure to candesartan during the first trimester of pregnancy in type 1 diabetes: experience from the placebo-controlled DIabetic REtinopathy Candesartan Trials. Diabetologia. 2011 Jun;54(6):1298-303. doi: 10.1007/s00125-010-2040-1. Epub 2011 Jan 12.
Bilous R, Chaturvedi N, Sjolie AK, Fuller J, Klein R, Orchard T, Porta M, Parving HH. Effect of candesartan on microalbuminuria and albumin excretion rate in diabetes: three randomized trials. Ann Intern Med. 2009 Jul 7;151(1):11-20, W3-4. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-151-1-200907070-00120. Epub 2009 May 18.
Chaturvedi N, Porta M, Klein R, Orchard T, Fuller J, Parving HH, Bilous R, Sjolie AK; DIRECT Programme Study Group. Effect of candesartan on prevention (DIRECT-Prevent 1) and progression (DIRECT-Protect 1) of retinopathy in type 1 diabetes: randomised, placebo-controlled trials. Lancet. 2008 Oct 18;372(9647):1394-402. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61412-9. Epub 2008 Sep 25.
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Other Identifiers
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DIRECT
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: secondary_id
SH-AHM-0045
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: secondary_id
D2453C00045
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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