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NCT Number: NCT01245894

Influence of Intensive Lipid Lowering Treatment Compared to Moderate Lipid Lowering Treatment

The aim of this study was to measure the effect of low- and high-dose lipid-lowering treatment with rosuvastatin on the coronary physiology parameters.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–81 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital

Odense, Fuenen, 5000, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
  • no prior treatment with statins and
  • a non significant lesion in one of the two non-culprit coronary arteries

Exclusion criteria

  • age below 18 or above 81 years,
  • unconscious patients,
  • serum creatinine > 176μmol/L,
  • hypothyroidism ((TSH > 1.5 x ULN (upper limit of normal)),
  • current liver disease (ALAT > 2 x ULN),
  • unexplained creatine kinase > 3 x ULN,
  • alcohol or drug abuse within the last five years,
  • prior myopathy or serious hypersensitivity reaction caused by statins,
  • women with childbearing potential who were not using chemical or mechanical contraception,
  • pregnant or breastfeeding women,
  • history of malignancy unless a disease-free period of more than five years was present,
  • patients with abnormal lung function test (LFT),
  • participation in another investigational drug study less than four weeks before enrolment in the present study,
  • treatment with cyclosporine or fibrates

Treatment and study plan

Low-dose Rosuvastatin

Drug

Rosuvastatin 5mg/day for one year

Other names: Crestor

high-dose rosuvastatin

Drug

Rosuvastatin 40mg/day for one year

Other names: Crestor

Primary outcomes

  1. The primary endpoint was the change from baseline in Index of microcirculatory resistance(IMR).

    Time frame: One year

Secondary outcomes

  1. The secondary endpoints were the changes from baseline in Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) and lipid values.

    Time frame: One year

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Odense University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Intensive Lipid Lowering Treatment Compared to Moderate Lipid Lowering Treatment on the Coronary Microcirculation

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2010
First posted
Nov 23, 2010
Registry last updated
Nov 23, 2010

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