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Clinical trialNCT00115830CompletedPhase 3Interventional

Rho Kinase in Patients With Atherosclerosis

SponsorBrigham and Women's HospitalEnrollment40Atherosclerosis
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Summary

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The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of atorvastatin (Lipitor) and rosuvastatin (Crestor), United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved drugs commonly prescribed by doctors to lower cholesterol, on certain functions of platelets (cells that cause blood clots), white blood cells (cells that are responsible for inflammation), and blood flow regulation by arteries. This is important because we are looking at ways to more effectively prevent atherosclerosis (plaque buildup in blood vessels) and heart disease. Many studies have demonstrated that these drugs are effective at reducing inflammation and stabilizing plaques. We are interested in better understanding the effects of these medicines on inflammation (pain and swelling) and the mechanism by which they act. Hypothesis: Atorvastatin (40mg) will reduce inflammatory markers and activity more than Rosuvastatin (10mg) in spite of equal LDL-C reduction.
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Investigators

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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States
  • Brigham and Womens Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Drugs studied

The drug and biological interventions registered on this study, normalized to their RxNorm ingredient where possible.

Atorvastatin →Rosuvastatin →
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Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
31 Dec 2004
Primary completion
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Completion
28 Feb 2007
Last update posted
24 Apr 2007
Registered enrollment
40
Registry id
NCT00115830
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