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. 2006 Oct 18;2006(4):CD006257. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006257
Methods Country: China 
 Setting/Design: Hospital 
 Time frame: NS 
 Randomisation method: NS 
 Blinding 
 ‐ Participants: Yes 
 ‐ Investigators: Yes 
 ‐ Outcome assessors: No 
 ‐ Data analysis: No 
 Intention‐to‐treat: Yes 
 Follow‐up period: 6 months 
 Loss to follow‐up: 0
Participants Inclusion criteria
  • DM: Type 2

  • HbA1c: < 10%

  • Mean AER: 20‐200 µg/min

  • BP: Sitting ≤ 140/89 mm Hg Controlled hypertension with no changes in antihypertensive therapy in the preceding 3 months


Losartan group
  • Number: 40

  • Age: 54.7 (10.1)

  • Sex (M/F): 22/18


Placebo group
  • Number: 40

  • Age: 54.3 (8.8)

  • Sex (M/F): 18/22


Exclusion criteria
  • Treatment with ACEi

  • Major CVE

Interventions Losartan group 
 50 mg/d
Placebo group
Co‐interventions: No
Outcomes
  1. Endothelium function

  2. Mean AER

  3. BP

  4. CrCl

Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk B ‐ Unclear