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Do thiazolidinediones improve blood pressure more than other treatments?
Mostly studied in type 2 & unspecified diabetes.
Not modeled yetTrial evidence exists, but no mechanistic model yetWithout a model there is no decisive experiment to propose. Help build it. →
Where the evidence stands
Doubtful. So far, no trial evidence yet.
NoUnsureYes
- Belief
- 0.25 (range 0.10–0.70)
- Trials for
- 0
- Trials against
- 0
- Inconclusive
- 2
Already under way
- Randomized, Parallel Group, Dose Escalation Trial of Pioglitazone Versus Empagliflozin for Chronic Pancreatitis/Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis/Acute Pancreatitis…NCT06729996 · recruiting · started 2025
- Open-label, Double-arm, Controlled, Randomized, Multicentre Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Impact of Pharmacogenetic-guided Treatment in Patients With…NCT06851962 · active not recruiting · started 2025
The evidence so far
- Registered trials
- 21
- With posted results
- 11
- Published papers
- 1
Of 4 decided analyses: 1 favor thiazolidinediones, 3 find no difference, 0 favor the comparator.
Papers
Trials
- Effects of a Pioglitazone/Metformin Fixed Combination in Comparison to Metformin in Combination With Glimepiride on Diabetic DyslipidemiaNCT00770653 · 2 posted results
- Safety and Efficacy of Exenatide Once Weekly Injection Versus Metformin, Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor, or Thiazolidinedione as Monotherapy in Drug-Naive Patients With Type 2 DiabetesNCT00676338 · 6 posted results
- Studies to Treat Or Prevent Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes (STOPP-T2D) Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY) Clinical TrialNCT00081328 · 1 posted result
- A Randomised Controlled Trial for People With Established Type 2 Diabetes During Ramadan: Canagliflozin (Invokana™) vs. Standard Dual Therapy Regimen: The 'Can Do Ramadan' StudyNCT02694263
- A Long Term, Open Label, Randomised Study in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, Comparing the Combination of Rosiglitazone and Either Metformin or Sulfonylurea With Metformin Plus Sulfonylurea on Cardiovascular Endpoints and GlycaemiaNCT00379769 · 9 posted results
- EMPOWIR: Enhance the Metabolic Profile of Women With Insulin Resistance: Carbohydrate Modified Diet Alone and in Combination With Metformin or Metformin Plus Avandia in Non-diabetic Women With Midlife Weight Gain and Documented Insulin Elevations (Syndrome W)NCT00618072 · 6 posted results
- "A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of BMS-477118 in Combination With Metformin in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Who Have Inadequate Glycemic Control on Metformin Alone"NCT00121667 · 2 posted results
- Efficacy in Controlling Glycaemia With Victoza® (Liraglutide) as add-on to Metformin vs. OADs as add-on to Metformin After up to 104 Weeks of Treatment in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Inadequately Controlled With Metformin Monotherapy and Treated in a Primary Care SettingNCT02730377 · 1 posted result