drugset / Trial / NCT00479986

Effects of Pioglitazone in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Coronary Heart Disease

NCT00479986

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment

Summary

The goal of the study is to investigate the impact of a 4 week treatment with pioglitazone (in comparison to placebo) on biomarkers for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk, as well as the degree of activation of the immune system, when given on top of an anti-diabetic treatment (metformin and/or sulfonylurea drugs) that has already resulted in good glycemic control.

Timeline

Start
2005-06
Primary completion
Completion
2006-11

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Pioglitazone Small molecule