Status:

COMPLETED

Comparison of Rosuvastatin and Atorvastatin in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome

Lead Sponsor:

Queen's University

Collaborating Sponsors:

AstraZeneca

Conditions:

Dyslipidemia

Acute Coronary Syndromes

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This is a 3-month, randomized, parallel-group study with 2 periods, comparing the efficacy and the safety of rosuvastatin 20 mg versus atorvastatin 80 mg in patients with an acute coronary syndrome (A...

Detailed Description

Patients with ACS (acute coronary syndrome) constitute a high-risk population with unstable coronary disease (CHD) that differs from stable CHD primarily in short term prognosis (prediction of outcome...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Men or women who are between 18 and 75 years old
  • Patients diagnosed with non ST elevation - acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS)
  • Patients with onset of clinical symptoms less than 24 hours prior to their admission for which a PCI is planned or anticipated.

Exclusion

  • Patients with STEMI (ST elevation myocardial infarction-heart attack) and primary PCI planned within 24 hours of admission will not be included.
  • Patients will not be allowed to have taken any cholesterol-lowering medications during 1 month prior to enrolment.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

18 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00665834

Start Date

April 1 2006

End Date

September 1 2007

Last Update

March 29 2016

Active Locations (2)

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Kingston General Hospital

Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 2V7

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Vascular Disease Prevention and Research Centre, Hotel Dieu Hospital

Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 5G2