Randomised controlled trial of long term efficacy of captopril on preservation of kidney function in normotensive patients with insulin dependent diabetes and microalbuminuria

Abstract
Forty four normotensive patients with insulin dependent (type I) diabetes and persistent microalbuminuria (30-300 mg/24 h) were enrolled as previously described in detail.1 The treatment group (n=21) was given captopril (100 mg/24 h) and bendrofluazide (2.5 mg/24 h). The 23 remaining patients were left untreated. Diabetic nephropathy was defined as albuminuria persistently >300 mg/24 h. Glomerular filtration rate was measured annually with Crom EDTA plasma clearance over 4 hours.1