Time Course of the Blood Pressure Lowering Effect of Liraglutide Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes

Summary

Background: Preclinical blood pressure (BP) data from studies of hypoglycemic effects of liraglutide treatment (the LEAD program), revealed a significant antihypertensive potential. The time course and the mechanism behind this effect are unknown. Objectives: To evaluate the time course of the antihypertensive effect of liraglutide treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes Design: Open-label study with intervention and subsequent washout period Patient Population: 35 hypertensive (SBP ≥130 mm Hg and DBP ≥80 mmHg) patients with type 2 diabetes. Intervention: All patients will be treated with liraglutide 0.6 mg once daily for 7 days and will then be titrated to 1.2 mg once daily for 14 days and then titrated to 1.8 mg once daily for 4 weeks. This is followed by a washout period of 3 weeks without liraglutide treatment. Endpoints: 24-hour blood pressure, natriuresis, extra cellular volume (ECV

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Start

2012-08

Primary completion

2013-07

Completion

2014-08

Publications

• von Scholten BJ, Hansen TW, Goetze JP, Persson F, Rossing P. Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA): long-term effect on kidney function in patients with type 2 diabetes. J Diabetes Complications. 2015 Jul;29(5):670-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2015.04.004. Epub 2015 Apr 11.

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