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Renal Insufficiency And Cardiovascular Events

Completed
Conditions
Cardiovascular Disease
Registration Number
NCT00715481
Lead Sponsor
Diabetic Nephropathy Study Group
Brief Summary

Reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) has been recently shown to be a powerful predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the general population, independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors.

This observational study is aimed at assessing the association of reduced estimated GFR with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in a large italian population (at least 15,000 subjects) of type 2 diabetic outpatients over a 4-year follow-up.

Detailed Description

Reduced GFR has been recently shown to be a powerful predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the general population, independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Since type 2 diabetic patients show increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality as compared with the general population, the identification of predictors of cardiovascular disease in these patients is of fundamental importance for clinical purposes. One of these predictors is increased urinary albumin excretion rate, which is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease more than of end-stage renal disease. However, a growing body of evidence indicates that a significant proportion of normoalbuminuric diabetic patients, particularly with type 2 diabetes, may exhibit reduced GFR. It is currently unknown the predictive role of this abnormality toward cardiovascular events and death, independent of albuminuria and other known risk factors, in the diabetic population.

This observational study is aimed at assessing the association of reduced estimated GFR with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in a large italian population (at least 15,000 subjects) of type 2 diabetic nondialytic outpatients over a 4-year follow-up.

Secondary endpoints are to assess in this population:

* the prevalence and incidence of reduced GFR, as classified according to the National Kidney Foundation criteria, and its association with traditional cardiovascular risk factors;

* the prevalence, incidence and cardiovascular predictivity of micro and macroalbuminuria.

Patients will be recruited from electronic records of 20 italian outpatients diabetic clinics.

Routine anamnestic, clinical, laboratory and instrumental data will be recorded at baseline and over 4 years to obtain information about:

* renal function (albumin/creatinine ratio, serum creatinine with estimation of glomerular filtration rate \[eGFR\]);

* cardiovascular risk factors (smoking, physical activity, family history of diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension and cardiovascular disease, BMI and waist circumference, total, LDL, HDL and non-HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, arterial blood pressure and HbA1c);

* current glucose-, lipid- and blood pressure-lowering and anti-platelet or anti-coagulant treatment;

* other illnesses;

* cardiovascular events (myocardial infarction, stroke, lower limb ulcer/gangrene/amputation and coronary, carotid and lower limb revascularization, endovascular/surgical) and deaths.

These data will be derived from the electronic database of each participating center.

Laboratory analyses will be performed in each centre laboratory after proper standardization of analytical techniques.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
15628
Inclusion Criteria

type 2 diabetes

Exclusion Criteria

dyalisis or renal transplantation

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality4 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
micro/macroalbuminuria4 years
eGFR, as classified according to the National Kidney Foundation criteria4 years
traditional cardiovascular risk factors4 years

Trial Locations

Locations (19)

Mazzoni Hospital, Division of Diabetology

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Ascoli Piceno, Italy

Sant'Andrea Hospital, Division of Diabetology

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Rome, Italy

Policlinico Le Scotte, Division of Diabetology

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Siena, Italy

Le Molinette - San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Division of Diabetology

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Torino, Italy

Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Division of Diabetology

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Bergamo, Italy

Policlinico - Maggiore Hospital, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology

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Milano, Italy

San Raffaele Hospital

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Milano, Italy

San Paolo Hospital, Division of Internal Medicine

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Milano, Italy

Policlinico Hospital, Division of Internal Medicine

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Rome, Italy

Maggiore Hospital, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases

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Verona, Italy

Monserrato Hospital, Division of Diabetology

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Cagliari, Italy

Policlinico Hospital, Division of Endocrinology

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Foggia, Italy

Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Division of Diabetology

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Latina, Italy

San Giuseppe Hospital, Division of Endocrinology

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Milano, Italy

Mater Domini Hospital, Division of Internal Medicine

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Catanzaro, Italy

San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Division of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases

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Orbassano-Torino, Italy

Policlinico Hospital, Division of Diabetology

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Padova, Italy

Cisanello Hospital, Divisions of Diabetology

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Pisa, Italy

Santa Chiara Hospital, Division of Internal Medicine

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Pisa, Italy

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