Status:

COMPLETED

The Efficacy of Influenza Vaccine in Reducing Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Coronary Artery Diseases

Lead Sponsor:

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Conditions:

Coronary Artery Diseases

Myocardial Infarction

Eligibility:

All Genders

25+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Influenza vaccine reduces the cardiovascular events in post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients and in those with stable angina (SA).

Detailed Description

A connection between infectious processes and atherosclerosis is repeatedly reported \[1\]. Acute respiratory infection was found to be associated with myocardial infarction (MI) \[2,3\] and a number ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with the diagnosis of acute, evolving or recent MI (after recovered the acute phase) as defined by:
  • Typical rise and gradual fall (troponin) or more rapid rise and fall (CK-MB) of biochemical markers of myocardial necrosis with at least one of the following:
  • Ischemic symptoms
  • Development of pathologic Qwaves on the ECG
  • ECG changes indicative of ischemia (ST segment elevation or depression); OR
  • Coronary artery intervention (e.g., coronary angioplasty).
  • Pathologic findings of an acute MI \[12\]
  • Patients with stable angina pectoris and documented coronary artery stenosis (angiography).

Exclusion

  • Any acute disease
  • Chronic liver or kidney diseases
  • Conditions accompanied by immunosuppression (like organ transplantation, HIV)
  • Diagnosed malignancy
  • Incubation with influenza vaccine within the past 5 years
  • Any psychological disease that interferes with regular follow-up
  • Congestive heart failure (Killip class IV)
  • Unstable angina, and contradictions of vaccine incubation (like egg allergy).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

300 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00607178

Start Date

January 1 2008

End Date

September 1 2008

Last Update

January 22 2009

Active Locations (1)

Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.

Page 1 of 1 (1 locations)

1

Shaheed Modarres Medical Center

Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran, 19814