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Study aim
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Determination of the effect of sitagliptin on microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetes patients
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Design
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Clinical trial with control group, parallel group, triple blind, randomized, , individuals are randomly placed in one of the two intervention groups through statistical software.
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Settings and conduct
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The intervention group received 50 mg sitagliptin daily ( Dr. Abidi Company, Tehran, Iran), and the control group received a placebo (produced by the Pharmaceutical Faculty of the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in the same size, shape and color). The Pharmaceutical Faculty allocated codes of A and B to these medications, and revealed the codes to the research team after completion of the clinical study. The patients were randomly assigned to treatment arms on a 1:1 basis to receive sitagliptin or a placebo. The research team members who were recording the data, the physicians who examined the patients and the person who was giving medications to the patients with codes A and B according to the randomization block groups were all blind to the group allocations
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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inclusion criteria:Type 2 diabetes with Hb A1C of 7.5-8.5 , age<80 years , GFR>60, BP<140/90 under treatment with ACEI or ARB antihypertensive drugs ( at least six months)
Exclusion criteria: pregnancy, past history of malignancy, severe liver disease, psychosis, urinary tract infection, uncontrolled blood pressure, heart failure, diabetic foot ulcer, hospitalization and sitagliptin intolerance ,failure to refer and follow up
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Intervention groups
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The intervention group was treated with 50 mg of sitagliptin daily for 3 months
The control group received daily placebo treatment for 3 months
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Main outcome variables
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Urine Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio in a random urine sample