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		See also:
		 
			
				
					All hypertension clinical trials
				
			
		
			
			All clinical trials of renin inhibitor  
			
		
		
			
			All clinical trials of aliskiren 
			
		
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	Treatments
	
	
		| Studied treatment | 
		
		aliskiren (150 mg daily for 3 months, followed by an increase in dosage to 300 mg daily for another 3 months
		 
		
		
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		| Control treatment | 
		
		placebo
		 
		
		
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			| Concomittant treatment | 
			maximal recommended dose of losartan (100 mg daily) and optimal antihypertensive therapy | 
		 
	 
	
	
	
	Patients
	
		
			| Patients | 
			patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes with nephropathy | 
		 
		
			| Inclusion criteria | 
			hypertension;
18 to 85 years of age;type 2 diabetes
and nephropathy defined by an early-morning
urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio of >300 mg/g or >200 mg/g in case of
therapy targeted at blockade of the renin
−angiotensin−aldosterone system | 
		 
		
			| Exclusion criteria | 
			nondiabetic kidney disease; urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio of moret han 3500 mg per gram; estimated glomerular
filtration rate of less than 30 ml per minute
per 1.73 m2; chronic urinary-
tract infection; serum potassium level greater than 5.1 mmol per liter; severe hypertension, or major cardiovascular
disease within the previous 6 months | 
		 
	 
	
	
	
	
	
	
	Method and design
	
	
		| Randomized effectives | 
		301 / 298 (studied vs. control) | 
	 
		
			| Design | 
			Parallel groups | 
		 
		
			| Blinding | 
			double blind | 
		 
		
			| Follow-up duration | 
			6 months | 
		 
		
			| Lost to follow-up | 
			n=1 | 
		 
		
			| Number of centre | 
			150 | 
		 
		
			| Geographic area | 
			15 countries | 
		 
		
			| Primary endpoint | 
			ratio of albumin to creatinine | 
		 
	
	 
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
  
	Results	
	
			
				Detailled results with data usable for meta-analysis are not reported in the published paper but only qualitative/descriptive content.
			 
			reduction in mean urinary albumin-to-creatinine
ratio by 20%, 95%CI 9 to 30 (p
		
			 
			Endpoints used by the meta-analysis and data retained for this trial 
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
			Endpoint
		
	
	
		
		Studied treat. n/N
			
	
	
		
		Control treat. n/N
		
	
	
		
			Graph
		
	
	
		
			RR [95% CI]
		
	
	
		
			
				
				any adverse event
				 
			
		
			
				
				201 / 301 
				
			
			
				
				200 / 298 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					0,99 [0,89;1,11]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				All cause death
				 
			
		
			
				
				0 / 301 
				
			
			
				
				2 / 298 
				
			
		
			
				
					
						classic
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					0,11 [0,00;6,83]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				Serious adverse event
				 
			
		
			
				
				27 / 301 
				
			
			
				
				28 / 298 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					0,95 [0,58;1,58]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				Adverse events leading to treatment discontinuation
				 
			
		
			
				
				17 / 301 
				
			
			
				
				19 / 298 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					0,89 [0,47;1,67]
				
			
	
	
		
		
		
		
		
			
				0
			
		
		
		
		
		
				2
		
		
		
		
		
			1.0
		
	
  
 
	 
		
	
		
		
				
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						Relative risks
					 | 
				 
			
			| Endpoint | 
			Events (%) | 
			Relative Risk | 
			95% CI | 
			Endpoint definition in the trial | 
			Ref | 
			 
			
			| Studied treat. | 
			Control treat. | 
			 
					
					
						| 
							Serious adverse event
						 | 
						27 / 301 (9,0%) | 
						28 / 298 (9,4%) | 
						0,95 | 
						[0,58;1,58] | 
						  | 
						10615  | 
					 
					
						| 
							Adverse events leading to treatment discontinuation
						 | 
						17 / 301 (5,6%) | 
						19 / 298 (6,4%) | 
						0,89 | 
						[0,47;1,67] | 
						  | 
						10615  | 
					 
					
						| 
							any adverse event
						 | 
						201 / 301 (66,8%) | 
						200 / 298 (67,1%) | 
						0,99 | 
						[0,89;1,11] | 
						  | 
						10615  | 
					 
					
						| 
							All cause death
						 | 
						0 / 301 (0,2%) | 
						2 / 298 (0,7%) | 
						0,25 | 
						[0,01;5,47] | 
						  | 
						10615  | 
					 
		
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			The primary endpoint (if exists) appears in blod characters
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			| 
			Reference(s) used for data extraction: 
				
					10615: Parving HH, Persson F, Lewis JB, Lewis EJ, Hollenberg NKAliskiren combined with losartan in type 2 diabetes and nephropathy.N Engl J Med 2008;358:2433-46
				
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			| Endpoint | 
			studied treat. | 
			control treat. | 
			mean diff | 
			 
		 
	 
	
	
	
				
					| 
						Absolute risk reduction 
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		| Endpoint | 
		Events rate | 
		Absolute risk reduction (ARR) | 
	 
	
		| Studied treat. | 
		Control treat. | 
	 
			
				| Serious adverse event | 
				8,97% | 
				9,40% | 
				
					-4,3‰
				 | 
			 
			
				| Adverse events leading to treatment discontinuation | 
				5,65% | 
				6,38% | 
				
					-7,3‰
				 | 
			 
			
				| any adverse event | 
				66,78% | 
				67,11% | 
				
					-3,4‰
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Meta-analysis of all similar trials: 
			
				
					anti hypertensive agent in hypertension for diabetic patients 
				
			 
			
				
					anti hypertensive agent in hypertension for all type of patient
				
			 
			
				
					anti hypertensive agent in hypertension for nephropathy
				
			 
			
				
					renin inhibitor  in hypertension for all type of patients
				
			 
			
				
					renin inhibitor  in hypertension for diabetic patients 
				
			 
	
  
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		 
		Reference(s)
	
	
	
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			    Parving HH, Persson F, Lewis JB, Lewis EJ, Hollenberg NK. 
			    Aliskiren combined with losartan in type 2 diabetes and nephropathy..
			    N Engl J Med 2008;358:2433-46
			    
 
				
					 
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