Status:

UNKNOWN

Multifactorial Intervention in Type 2 Diabetes - Italy

Lead Sponsor:

University of Parma

Collaborating Sponsors:

Italian Society of Diabetology

AstraZeneca

Conditions:

Type 2 Diabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-70 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Despite several clinical trials have clearly demonstrated that the correction of a single cardiovascular risk factor in patients with type 2 diabetes decreases the incidence of myocardial infarction a...

Detailed Description

The study is multi-centric, randomized, open label, active treatment controlled, two parallel-group, pragmatical intervention trial with 5 years of follow-up, to assess superiority of an intensive tre...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Both genders
  • age 50-70 years
  • Type two diabetes with at least two-year history of disease and without insulin treatment in the first two years after diagnosis
  • Negative medical history for documented previous cardiovascular events or macrovascular complications
  • Written consent to participate
  • Presence of at least 2 of the following risk factors:
  • LDL cholesterol \> 130 mg/dL (regardless of treatment)
  • Triglycerides \> 200 mg/dL
  • HDL cholesterol \< 35 (males) or 45 (females) mg/dL
  • Blood pressure \> 140/90 mmHg
  • Cigarette smoking

Exclusion

  • Age below 50 or above 70 years
  • Type 1 diabetes, diagnosis before 40 years of age, known presence of auto-antibodies or insulin requirement in the first 2 years of disease.
  • Chronic kidney failure (plasma creatinine \> 2 mg/dL)
  • Significant liver damage (AST and/or ALT \> 2 times the upper limits of normality)
  • History of previous cardiovascular events
  • Active neoplasms or any concomitant disease limiting life expectancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

1461 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01240070

Start Date

January 1 2002

End Date

December 1 2011

Last Update

August 12 2011

Active Locations (9)

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1

Francesco Giorgino

Bari, Italy

2

Maria Dolci

Carrara, Italy

3

Lamberto De Giorgio

La Spezia, Italy

4

Giuseppe Derosa

Pavia, Italy