There is one clinical trial.
Pentoxifylline (PTX) is a medication that has been on the market since 1984 for use in disease in the blood vessels of the legs. There is some preliminary information that it may protect the kidneys from damage due to diabetes and other diseases. "Pentoxifylline in Diabetic Kidney Disease" is a study to bee conducted in 40 VA hospitals across the nation to determine definitively whether or not PTX can prevent worsening of kidney disease and delay death in patients with diabetic kidney disease.
Description: ESRD will be defined as need for chronic dialysis or renal transplantation.
Measure: Time to ESRD or death Time: 5 to 9 yearsDescription: Quality of life as measured by the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form (KDQoL-SF)
Measure: Quality of life (KDQoL-SF) Time: 5 to 9 yearsDescription: Time until doubling of serum creatinine
Measure: Time until doubling of serum creatinine Time: 5 to 9 yearsDescription: The risk of a CHF hospitalization will be based on the participant-time data, specifically, the number of events per years.
Measure: Incidence of congestive heart failure hospitalization (CHF) Time: 5 to 9 yearsDescription: The risk of a MACE event will be based on participant-time data, specifically, the number of events per participant years.
Measure: Incidence of a three-point MACE Time: 5 to 9 yearsDescription: The risk of a PVD event will be based on participant-time data, specifically, the number of events per participant years.
Measure: Incidence of a peripheral vascular disease (PVD) Time: 5 to 9 yearsDescription: Percentage of participants with 50% reduction in UACR from baseline
Measure: Percentage of participants with 50% reduction in UACR from baseline Time: 5 to 9 yearsDescription: Rate of change in eGFR per year during the study period.
Measure: Rate of change in eGFR per year during the study period Time: 5 to 9 years