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- Title
Efficacy of Co-administration of Liuwei Dihuang Pills and Ginkgo Biloba Tablets on Albuminuria in Type 2 Diabetes: A 24-Month, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial.
- Authors
Shi, Ruifeng; Wang, Yanping; An, Xiaofei; Ma, Jianhua; Wu, Tongzhi; Yu, Xiaojin; Liu, Su; Huang, Liji; Wang, Lijuan; Liu, Jingshun; Ge, Jing; Qiu, Shanhu; Yin, Han; Wang, Xiaolai; Wang, Yao; Yang, Bingquan; Yu, Jiangyi; Sun, Zilin
- Abstract
Purpose: We investigated the effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) on the occurrence and progression of albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: In this randomized, double-blind, multicenter, controlled trial, we enrolled 600 type 2 diabetes without diabetic nephropathy (DN) or with early-stage DN. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive Liuwei Dihuang Pills (LWDH) (1.5 g daily) and Ginkgo biloba Tablets (24 mg daily) orally or matching placebos for 24 months. The primary endpoint was the change in urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (UACR) from baseline to 24 months. Results: There were 431 patients having UACR data at baseline and 24 months following-up in both groups. Changes of UACR from baseline to follow-up were not affected in both groups: −1.61(−10.24, 7.17) mg/g in the TCM group and −0.73(−7.47, 6.75) mg/g in the control group. For patients with UACR ≥30 mg/g at baseline, LWDH and Ginkgo biloba significantly reduced the UACR value at 24 months [46.21(34.96, 58.96) vs. 20.78(9.62, 38.85), P < 0.05]. Moreover, the change of UACR from baseline to follow-up in the TCM group was significant higher than that in the control group [−25.50(−42.30, −9.56] vs. −20.61(−36.79, 4.31), P < 0.05]. Conclusion: LWDH and Ginkgo biloba may attenuate deterioration of albuminuria in type 2 diabetes patients. These results suggest that TCM is a promising option of renoprotective agents for early stage of DN. Trial registration: The study was registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry. (no. ChiCTR-TRC-07000037, chictr.org)
- Subjects
GINKGO; TYPE 2 diabetes; ALBUMINURIA; CHINESE medicine; LIU wei di huang
- Publication
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019, p1
- ISSN
1664-2392
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fendo.2019.00100