Status:

COMPLETED

Enhancing the Secondary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alberta

Collaborating Sponsors:

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research

Conditions:

Coronary Disease

Ischemic Heart Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

People with coronary artery disease can reduce their chance of having a heart attack by making healthy lifestyle choices (diet, exercise, quitting smoking,etc.). There are also many medications that h...

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND: Despite the abundant evidence base for secondary prevention, practice audits consistently demonstrate substantial "care gaps" between this evidence and clinical reality such that many pati...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Alberta residents who undergo a cardiac catheterization and are diagnosed with coronary artery disease (\> or equal to 50% stenosis in at least one vessel).

Exclusion

  • no fasting lipid panel within the previous 6 weeks
  • on a statin at maximal dose
  • on a statin/lipid lowering drug and LDL-C is 2.5 mmol/L or less (prior to Sept 2006) and LDL-C is 2.0 mmol/L or less (after Sept 2006)
  • not on a statin and LDL-C is 1.8 mmol/L or less
  • acute myocardial infarction or cardiogenic shock
  • require emergency bypass surgery following catheterization
  • contraindication to statins (e.g. cirrhosis, inflammatory muscle disease)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

480 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00175240

Start Date

March 1 2005

End Date

July 1 2015

Last Update

July 28 2015

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University of Alberta Hospital; Royal Alexandra Hospital, Foothills Medical Centre (Calgary)

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2B7