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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12609000448246
ACTRN12609000448246CompletedPhase 4

Reducing Cardiovascular Risk in Type 2 Diabetes: The effect of nicotinic acid prolonged release on postprandial lipoproetin metabolism in men with type 2 diabetes.

Professor Gerald Watts0 sites15 target enrollmentStarted: June 12, 2009Last updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 4
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
15

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 75 Years (—)
Sex
Male

Inclusion Criteria

  • Non-smoking men aged 18-75 years with a Body Mass Index (BMI) <40kg/m2 and type 2 diabetes will be recruited. Patients will be treated with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor (statin) at a stable dose for greater than or equal to 6 weeks and will have attained a target low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol of <2.5mmol/L, fasting triglyceride <4.5mmol/L and/or high density lipoprotien (HDL)-cholesterol greater than or equal to 1.0mmol/L.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Subjects with genetic hyperlipidemia (e.g. familial hyperlipidaemia (FH), type III hyperlipidaemia), proteinuria, hypothyroidism, cholelithiasis, excess alcohol intake (>30g/day), haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) >8.5%, daytime insulin treatment, uncontrolled hypertension >150/90mmHg; fasting cholesterol >6.0mmol/L or triglyceride >4.5mmol/L, creatinemia (>150umol/L), hepatic dysfunction ( aspartate ransaminase (AST) or alanine transaminase (ALT) >3x upper limit of normal (ULN), abnormal thyroid function, muscle disorders or creatinine kinase >3xULN; major systemic illness, use of steroids or other agents that may influence lipid metabolism, including fish oils, cardiovascular event within the last 6 months, anaemia or history of gout, or gastric disorders; patients on hypocaloric diets, lactose intolerance or intolerance to cream and eggs.

Investigators

Sponsor
Professor Gerald Watts

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