Det diastoliske blodtryk i siddende stilling skulle i løbet af indkøringen være 90- 110 mmHg og anti - hypertensiv behandling være stoppet mindst 2- 4 uger før indkøringsstart.
For inclusion, patients should be male 18-75 years or post-menopausal/ non-fertile female patients aged 40-75 years with type 2 diabetes at least 3 months from diagnosis, clinically stable on oral hypoglycaemics and/ or dietary advice, and with incipient nephropathy (AER 20-300 ug/ min) at some time within a 6 month screening period prior to entry to the run-in and confirmed before randomisation, sitting DBP 90-110 mmHg during run-in, and anti-hypertensive treatment withdrawn at least 2-4 weeks before the start of run-in.