Status:

COMPLETED

Prevention of Instent Renarrowing With Aggressive Glucose Lowering With Pioglitazone in Diabetic Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre

Collaborating Sponsors:

Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation

Conditions:

Coronary Artery Disease

Angina Pectoris

Eligibility:

All Genders

30-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Patients with diabetes have worse outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures, compared to those patients without diabetes. They are at increased risk of death, heart attack, or...

Detailed Description

Background: Despite drug-eluting stents (DES), diabetic patients remain at high risk of restenosis and poor clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Studies have suggested poo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • between the ages 30 to 80 years
  • had type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with diet or oral hypoglycemic agents (OHA: sulfonylurea or metformin alone or the combination of sulfonylurea or metformin as long as metformin dose was \< 2000 mg/d)
  • All patients were undergoing either elective or urgent PCI of a de novo native coronary lesion (\> 70 % diameter stenosis) in a vessel ≥ 2.5 mm diameter that was felt to be suitable for stenting and an IVUS examination.

Exclusion

  • left main \> 50 % stenosis
  • ongoing congestive heart failure or left ventricular ejection fraction \< 30%
  • primary PCI for ST elevation MI
  • use of insulin or thiazolidinedione therapy (rosiglitazone or pioglitazone) immediately before PCI
  • known intolerance to thiazolidinediones
  • creatinine \> 130 µmol/L
  • significant liver disease: ALT or AST \> 3 times upper limit of normal, history of cirrhosis, or hepatitis
  • women who were pregnant, breastfeeding, or childbearing potential

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00819325

Start Date

August 1 2002

End Date

March 1 2007

Last Update

January 8 2009

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Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 3A7