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Safety and Efficacy of Low Dose Pioglitazone Compared with Standard Dose Pioglitazone in Type 2 Diabetes with Chronic Kidney Disease: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Type 2 diabetesChronic kidney disease
pioglitazone
type 2 diabetes
chronic kidney disease
fluid retention
Registration Number
TCTR20180424002
Lead Sponsor
Phramongkutklao Hospital and College of Medicine
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
75
Inclusion Criteria

Age 18 years or older, diagnosed T2DM with stable glycemic treatment with HbA1c>8% at least 12 weeks and diagnosed CKD according to Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) 2012 definition and no history of treatment with pioglitzone within 12 weeks before starting the study.

Exclusion Criteria

active malignancy, severe heart, lung or liver disease, stroke, chronic infection, e.g., tuberculosis within one year of starting the study, limited life expectancy within 12 months, edematous state from any cause and specific contra-indications to pioglitazone including increased serum levels of liver enzyme (aspartate aminotransferase [AST] or alanine aminotransferase [ALT] >2.5 times the upper limit of normal), and history of bladder malignancy.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
hemoglobinA1c 24 weeks blood test,Body composition 24 weeks bio-electrical impedance analysis
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Body composition 24 weeks bio-electrical impedance analysis
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