Inhibition of the Renin Angiotensin System Plus Corticosteroids for the Treatment of Proteinuria in IGA Nephropathy

Hospital Britanico20 enrolled

Overview

TO ASSESS THE EFFICACY OF THE RENIN ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM PLUS STEROIDS TO DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF PROTEINURIA IN IGA NEPHROPATHY

Patients whose proteinuria was \> 0.5 g/day were to receive enalapril plus valsartan coupled with oral 0.5 g/day of methylprednisone for 6 months.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Sex: ALLMin age: 21 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * PATIENTES WITH IGA NEPHROPATHY WITH PROTEINURIA OVER 0.5 G/DAY Exclusion Criteria: * MALIGNANCY, RENAL FAILURE

Hospital Britanico de Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

DAILY PROTEINURIA

RENAL FUNCTION AS ASSESSED BY SERUM CREATININE

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