Raloxifene Use for The Heart

January 24, 2007 updated by: Eli Lilly and Company

Raloxifene Hydrochloride or Placebo in Postmenopausal Women at Risk for Major Coronary Events

The purpose of this study is to determine whether raloxifene compared with placebo lowers the risk of coronary events and reduces the risk of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women at risk for major coronary events.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

10000

Phase

  • Phase 3

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

    • Minnesota
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
        • For additonal information regarding investigative sites for this trial, please call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559), Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST) or speak with your personal physician

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

55 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Postmenopausal women with established coronary heart disease or at risk for a major coronary event.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Postmenopausal symptoms that required estrogen replacement therapy.
  • Suspected or known history of breast or endometrial carcinoma.
  • Known or probable history of deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, or retinal vein thrombosis.
  • New York Heart Association classes III or IV heart failure.

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time to first occurrence of coronary death, non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI), or hospitalized acute coronary syndrome other than MI combined after an expected 5 to 7.5 years of follow-up.
Time to first occurrence of invasive breast cancer after an expected 5 to 7.5 years of follow-up.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
After an expected 5 to 7.5 years of follow-up:
Cardiovascular death, non-fatal MI, hospitalized acute coronary syndrome other than MI, myocardial revascularization, and stroke (individually and combined)
All-cause hospitalization and mortality
Non-coronary artery revascularization
Non-traumatic lower extremity amputation
Fractures
Venous thromboembolism.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

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

June 1, 1998

Study Completion

November 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 12, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 12, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 19, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 26, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 24, 2007

Last Verified

January 1, 2007

More Information

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