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Effects of anti-hyperglycemic agents on diabetic retinopathy

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease
Registration Number
KCT0002681
Lead Sponsor
Ajou University Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

1) Age 20-80 years
2) Type 2 diabetes
3) HbA1c 7%=HbA1c=10%
4) BMI 20-35 kg/m2
5) background medications: metformin 500~2000mg, glimepiride = 4mg/day, or gliclazide = 60mg/day
6) mild to moderate non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (ETDRS 20-43, microaneurysm or mild to moderate NPDR)
7) A person who is able to complete the written consent before the start of the clinical trial and comply with the requirements of the clinical trial

Exclusion Criteria

1) Type 1 diabetes or patients with acute or chronic metabolic acidosis and history of diabetic ketoacidosis
2) patients requiring ophthalmologic treatment with macular edema (central foveal thickness of > 275 µm on OCT) or severe NPDR
3) proliferative diabetic retinopathy
4) patients with receiving intraocular surgery or vitreoretinal pathyology
5) DPPIV inhibitor, GLP-1 agonist, or fibrate user within 8 weeks
6) hypersensitivity or intolerance of gemigliptin, glimepiride, gliclazide, or metformin
7) history of angioedema by ACE inhibitor or ARB or history of diabetic gastroparesis
8) cardiovascular disease within 6 months
9) chronic kidney disease (creatinine clearance rate <30mL/min)
10) chronic hepatitis B or C (excluding healthy carrier) or liver disease (screening test : ALT < 2.5 x ULN, AST < 2.5 x ULN, ALK < 2.5 x ULN, T.bilirubin <2.5 x ULN)
11) genetic disease (Galactose intolerance, lactase deficiency, glucose-galactose malabsorption syndrome)
12) cerebrovascular disease within 6 months
13) alcohol or drug abuser within 3 months
14) cancer within
15) pregnant or lactating women
17) patients who was judged to be unfit for clinical trial

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
change of hard exudate from baseline or DRSS(diabetic retinopathy severity scale)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
change of central macular thickness on optical coherence tomography;progression on the ETDRS scale (=1step, =2step, =3step);occurance of photocoagulation or vitrectomy;change of HbA1c, FPG, and lipid profile
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