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Trial reportDiabetes, obesity & metabolism2009

Glycaemic separation and risk factor control in the Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial: an interim report.

C Abraira, W C Duckworth, T Moritz, VADT Group

Registry-linked trialAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Diabetes, obesity & metabolism, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It reports registered trial NCT00032487. Cited by 19 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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.

NCT00032487 phase3completed

CSP #465 - Glycemic Control and Complications in Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (VADT)

Ran2000Enrolled1,791Registered outcomes2Posted comparisons1ConditionsType 2 Diabetes MellitusArmsGlimepiride, Insulin, Metformin, Rosiglitazone
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Glucose targets for preventing diabetic kidney disease and its progression.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017
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  5. Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Failure.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021
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  8. Antihyperglycemic and Antiobesity Effects of JAL2 on db/db Mice.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2016
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  9. Prevalence and treatment costs of type 2 diabetes in Germany and the effects of social and demographical differences.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2015
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  11. Cardiovascular disease in diabetes: where does glucose fit in?The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2011
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

C AbrairaMedical and Research Services, VA Medical Center, Miami, FL 33125, USA. cabraira@med.miami.edu
W C Duckworth
T Moritz
VADT Group
Miami VA Healthcare System · USPhoenix VA Health Care System · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial (VADT) will assess the effect of intensive (INT) vs improved standard (STD) glycaemic control on major cardiovascular (CV) events, treating other risk factors equally in both arms. Four-year results of main metabolic parameters are presented. RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methodsVADT is a 7.5 years prospective randomized study of 1791 patients, 20 centres, of men and women of age 60.5 +/- 8.7 years, diagnosed for 11.5 +/- 7.5 years. Their body mass index (BMI) at baseline was 31 +/- 4 kg/m(2) and mean A1C 9.4 +/- 1.5% after maximum dose of oral agents or insulin treatment. Step treatment consists of glimepiride or metformin, rosiglitazone, insulin and other agents; A1C goals are 8-9% in STD and <6% in INT. Lifestyle, blood pressure and lipids are treated uniformly in both arms.

resultsA1C improved in both arms. INT kept median A1C <7% all years, A1C separation is 1.5-1.7%. From year 1 to 4, mean blood pressure is <129/74 mmHg, similar throughout. Median LDL-C was <97 mg/dl by year 1 and triglycerides 150 or less by 2 years. Triglycerides were lower in INT (12-16 mg/dl; p < 0.01). By 4 years, 88% are on lipid-lowering agents and 93% are on antiplatelet/anticoagulant agents. BMI is higher in INT every year (0.9-1.6 kg/m(2); p < 0.01).

conclusionVADT is maintaining the expected A1C in both STD and INT, and LDL-C, triglycerides and blood pressure are at target. The trial is continuing to June 2008. It will be the first long-term completed type 2 diabetes study of the role of glycaemia on CV disease with modern treatments.

Indexed as

AgedBlood GlucoseBody Mass IndexBody WeightCardiovascular DiseasesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic AngiopathiesFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk FactorsBlood GlucoseGlycated HemoglobinHypoglycemic AgentsInsulin

Identifiers

PMID18671796
OpenAlexW2066941565

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