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Trial reportCardiovascular diabetology2008

First-line antihypertensive treatment in patients with pre-diabetes: rationale, design and baseline results of the ADaPT investigation.

Walter Zidek, Joachim Schrader, Stephan Lüders, Stephan Matthaei, Christoph Hasslacher, Joachim Hoyer, Peter Bramlage, Claus-Dieter Sturm, W Dieter Paar

Open access · goldAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIComparative StudyMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Trial report in Cardiovascular diabetology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Beta-blockers for hypertension.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017
    Pooled it
  2. [Obesity and type 2 diabetes (Update 2023)].Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2023
    Article
  3. Article
  4. ["Diabesity"-Obesity and type 2 diabetes (Update 2019)].Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2019
    Review
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  8. Antihypertensive therapy, new-onset diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.International journal of clinical practice · 2009
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Walter ZidekMedical Department IV, University Hospital Charité, Campus Benjamin-Franklin, Berlin, Germany. walter.zidek@charite.de
Joachim Schrader
Stephan Lüders
Stephan Matthaei
Christoph Hasslacher
Joachim Hoyer
Peter Bramlage
Claus-Dieter Sturm
W Dieter Paar
St. Josefs-Hospital Cloppenburg · DEDiabetes-Zentrum Quakenbrück · DEFranklin University · USPhilipps University of Marburg · DESanofi (Germany) · DETU Dresden · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent clinical trials reported conflicting results on the reduction of new-onset diabetes using RAS blocking agents. Therefore the role of these agents in preventing diabetes is still not well defined. Ramipril is an ACE inhibitor (ACEi), that has been shown to reduce cardiovascular events in high risk patients and post-hoc analyses of the HOPE trial have provided evidence for its beneficial action in the prevention of diabetes.

methodsThe ADaPT investigation ("ACE inhibitor-based versus diuretic-based antihypertensive primary treatment in patients with pre-diabetes") is a 4-year open, prospective, parallel group phase IV study. It compares an antihypertensive treatment regimen based on ramipril versus a treatment based on diuretics or betablockers. The primary evaluation criterion is the first manifestation of type 2 diabetes. The study is conducted in primary care to allow the broadest possible application of its results. The present article provides an outline of the rationale, the design and baseline characteristics of AdaPT and compares these to previous studies including ASCOT-BLPA, VALUE and DREAM.

resultsUntil March 2006 a total of 2,015 patients in 150 general practices (general physicians and internists) throughout Germany were enrolled. The average age of patients enrolled was 67.1 +/- 10.3 years, with 47% being male and a BMI of 29.9 +/- 5.0 kg/m2. Dyslipidemia was present in 56.5%. 37.8% reported a family history of diabetes, 57.8% were previously diagnosed with hypertension (usually long standing). The HbA1c value at baseline was 5.6 %. Compared to the DREAM study patients were older, had more frequently hypertension and patients with cardiovascular disease were not excluded.

conclusionComparing the ADaPT design and baseline data to previous randomized controlled trial it can be acknowledged that AdaPT included patients with a high risk for diabetes development. Results are expected to be available in 2010. Data will be highly valuable for clinical practice due to the observational study design.

Indexed as

Adrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAntihypertensive AgentsData Interpretation, StatisticalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Disease ProgressionDiureticsFemaleGermanyHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient SelectionPrediabetic StateProspective StudiesAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAntihypertensive AgentsDiureticsRamipril

Identifiers

PMID18652658
PMCPMC2529270
OpenAlexW2069577257

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