Fluvastatin in the Therapy of Acute Coronary Syndrome

July 15, 2010 updated by: Novartis
This study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of fluvastatin versus placebo, dosed shortly after or immediately when the coronary event occurs.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

1000

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Acute coronary syndrome
  • Adults, 18 years and older

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of lipid lowering therapy less than 30 days before index event
  • Pregnancy and nursing
  • Subject younger than 18 years

Other inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Change from baseline in circulating markers of inflammation after 4 weeks and after 52 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Occurrence of death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest with resuscitation, recurrent symptomatic ischemia, and urgent revascularization after 4 weeks and after 52 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Novartis

Collaborators

Ministry of Health, Czech Republic

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2003

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 12, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 12, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 15, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 16, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 15, 2010

Last Verified

July 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CXUO320BCZ01

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