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. 2015 Jul 14;2015(7):CD010294. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010294.pub2

Nakamura 2012a.

Methods
  • Study design: parallel, double‐blind RCT

  • Duration of study: not reported

  • Follow‐up: 12 months

  • ADPKD assessment: Echo

Participants
  • Country: Japan

  • Setting: single centre

  • ADPKD; good kidney function; microalbuminuria; hypertension (BP > 140/90 mm Hg)

  • Number: treatment group (10); control group (10)

  • Mean age ± SD (years): treatment group (57 ± 6); control group (58 ± 6)

  • Sex (M/F): treatment group (6/4); control group (5/5)

  • Exclusion criteria: SCr > 1.0 mg/dL; eGFR < 60 mL/min; aged < 20 or > 80 years; current smoker

    • Additional exclusion criteria were 1 or more of the following: presence of another kidney disease; DM; CHF; IHD; PVD; liver disease; malignancy; collagen disease; CVA within the prior 6 months

Interventions Treatment group
  • Telmisartan: 80 mg/d


Control group
  • Enalapril: 10 mg/d


Duration of intervention
  • 12 months

Outcomes
  • BP

  • UAE

  • inflammatory stress markers

Notes
  • Funding source: not reported

Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Insufficient information to permit judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Insufficient information to permit judgement
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Double‐blind
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Insufficient information to permit judgement
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Insufficient information to permit judgement
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk Insufficient information to permit judgement
Other bias Unclear risk Insufficient information to permit judgement