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The study is designed to test the hypothesis in healthy subjects that candesartan and pioglitazone provide additional vascular relaxing or modulating effects in addition to their blood-pressure and blood glucose level reducing ability, respectively.
The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of oral candesartan and/ or rosiglitazone therapy on the vascular responsiveness of different vasoactive compounds (angiotensin II, insulin, histamine and glyceroltrinitrate) in healthy subjects. Pioglitazone will be given orally (4 weeks 30mg/d, titrated to 45 mg/d for another 4 weeks). Candesartan will be given orally (4 weeks 8mg/d, titrated to 16 mg/d for another 4 weeks) as treatment. Every subject will receive intravenous stimulation with phenylephrine, angiotensin II, histamine, insulin and glyceroltrinitrate before and after an 8 weeks treatment interval with study medication or placebo. In addition, pulse wave velocity will me measured non-invasively before and after treatment.
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioglitazone (drug) and/or candesartan (drug) | Drug |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Vascular reactivity |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Pulse wave velocity | ||
| Changes in Angiotensin metabolites |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelm Kirch, MD | Institute of Clinical Pharmacology | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, University of Technology | Dresden | 01307 | Germany |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000077205 | Pioglitazone |
| D004364 | Pharmaceutical Preparations |
| C081643 | candesartan |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D045162 | Thiazolidinediones |
| D013844 | Thiazoles |
| D013457 | Sulfur Compounds |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
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| D001393 |
| Azoles |
| D006573 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |