Intervention for High-normal Blood Pressure in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

Summary

Lowering of blood pressure (BP) in high-risk hypertensive individuals reduces major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. Diabetic patients with hypertension benefit from BP lowering treatment. The present trial, IPAD in brief, is a randomized, open-label, parallel-designed, multicenter study involving nearly 12,000 patients to be recruited and to be followed up for a median of four years. IPAD tests the hypothesis that antihypertensive medications in adults with type 2 diabetes, whose seated BP 120-139 mm Hg systolic and below 90 mm Hg diastolic, results in 20% difference in the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. During follow-up for participants in the intensive group, the sitting systolic pressure should be decreased to below 120 mm Hg, by titration and combination of the study medications of an angiotensin type-1 receptor blocker Allisartan (240 mg/day), a dihydropyridine calcium-channel blocker (amlodipine 5-10 mg/day), and/or other medications if necessary. For those in the standard group, the sitting systolic pressure should be monitored and controlled below 140 mm Hg.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* irrespective of sex;
* aged between 45 and 79 years;
* with office-measured seated BP 120-139 mm Hg systolic and below 90 mm Hg diastolic;
* diagnosed of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), currently on diabetic therapy;
* informed consent provided and long-term follow-up possible

Exclusion Criteria:

* poor control of blood glucose, HbA1c \> 10.0%
* administration of any antihypertensive medications within 1 month;
* a history of hypoglycemic coma / seizure;
* confirmed diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus;
* alanine-aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate-aminotransferase (AST) over three times the upper limit of normal;
* estimated glomerular filtration rate \< 45 ml/min/1.73m2;
* a history of congestive heart failure with left ventricular ejection fraction \< 40%;
* coronary artery disease requiring RAS blockers for secondary prevention;
* acute on-set of stroke within 6 months prior to randomization;
* a ratio of urinary albumin (in mg/L) to urinary creatinine (in g/L) (ACR) ≥ 300 mg/g;
* known contraindications for the active study medications;
* a history of psychological or mental disorder;
* pregnancy or currently planning to have babies or lactation;
* severe diseases such as severe heart diseases;
* an expected residual life span less than 3 years;
* a malignancy that clinical investigators consider as unsuitable to participate;
* currently participating in another clinical trial.

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