NCT00935805

Glycemic And Blood Pressure Control In Type 2 Diabetes, In A Primary Care Unit: A Staged Management Strategy

ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A STAGED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AIMED AT CONTROLLING BLOOD PRESSURE AND BLOOD GLUCOSE OF TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS USING EXCLUSIVELY THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN A PRIMARY CARE SETTING IN BRAZIL

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 124 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to to analyze if it is possible to reach the goals of HbA1c \<7.0% and blood pressure \<= 130/80 mm Hg in a cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes attending a primary care unit, using ony those resources available at the unit, and provided by the Brazilian National Health System. It is an open label, observational study, with a duration of 4-6 years. Patients attending a primary care outpatient facility will be sequentially included in the study provided they give consent. They will be followed on a monthly basis by a team of physicians and nurses. Glucose, A1c, Blood PRessure will be the outcomes.

Conditions

• Diabetes Mellitus
• Arterial Hypertension

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Metformin	850 mg TID
DRUG	Glybenclamide	10 mg BID
DRUG	NPH insulin	Variable SC dose
DRUG	Hydrochlorothiazide	25 mg QD introduced as initial therapy for hypertension
DRUG	Propranolol	40 mg BID
DRUG	Captopril	50 mg TID
DRUG	Amlodipine	10 mg QD

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-07-01
• Primary completion: 2012-01-01
• Completion: 2012-07-01
• First posted: 2009-07-09
• Last updated: 2011-10-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil