To determine whether addition of Carvedilol CR to diabetic patients with hypertension who are receiving the ACEi,Lisinopril,will provide added benefits to blood vessels when compared to treatment with Lisinopril alone.It is believed that carvedilol provides added benefits by suppressing free radicals(charged substances that cause damage to the body ) and inflammation.
Type 2 diabetes is an atherosclerotic, pro-inflammatory and pro-oxidative stress.Both vascular oxidative stress and inflammation are CVD risk factors and impact endothelial function. Carvedilol has been demonstrated in preclinical and clinical studies (although limited in size) to exert anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties: (1) reduce the inflammation markers such as high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP); (2) reduce oxidative stress via dually eliminating existing reactive oxygen species (ROS) and suppressing the generation of ROS; (3) prevent lipid peroxidation in myocardial cell membrane; (4) protect endothelial and vascular muscle cells from oxygen radical-mediated injury. This project is about studying the effect of carvedilol CR on blood vessels of diabetic hypertensive patients as compared to Lisinopril alone. This study involves weaning patient off their current antihypertensive medications and starting them on Lisinopril with Carvedilol CR or lisinopril alone for 6 months and studying the effects of the drugs during this period and thereafter.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
14
lisinopril starting dose in all patients 10 mg QD for 1 week then increase to 20 mg QD throughout the study. Initial dose: Carvedilol CR (20 mg QD, dose level 1) Titration: If tolerated, increase the dosage to 20 mg QD, 40 mg QD, and 80mg QD orally over successive intervals of at least 2 weeks to achieve target blood pressure sSBP \<130 and sDBP \< 80
lisinopril starting dose in all patients 10 mg QD for 1 week then increase to 20 mg QD throughout the study
Diabetes - Endocrinology Center of Western New York
Buffalo, New York, United States
Change in Brachial Artery Vascular Reactivity
Percent change from baseline in Brachial artery vascular reactivity at 6 months calculated as: (brachial reactivity at 6 months-brachial reactivity at 0 months)/brachial reactivity at 0 month \*100
Time frame: 6 months
Change in Oxidative Stress in Mononuclear Cells (MNC)
Percent change from baseline in Reactive Oxygen species (ROS) generation in MNC at 6 months calculated as: (ROS at 6 months-ROS at 0 months)/ROS at 0 month \*100
Time frame: 6 months
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