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Administrative data

NCT number NCT00987974
Other study ID # FMD01
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
First received September 30, 2009
Last updated April 27, 2010
Start date September 2009
Est. completion date March 2010

Study information

Verified date April 2001
Source Radboud University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Netherlands: The Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO)
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Rationale:

Apart from their cholesterol lowering effects, statins have cholesterol‐independent pleiotropic actions, such as upregulation of 5'‐ectonucleotidase and up‐regulation of NO‐synthase that may increase tolerance against ischemia‐reperfusion injury (IR‐injury). Several animal studies have shown reduction of IR‐injury as a result of statin treatment in both the heart and the kidney. Recently the investigators have shown, using Annexin A5 targeting after voluntary ischemic exercise to assess IR‐injury, a protective effect of a 7 day oral rosuvastatin treatment. A three day treatment with atorvastatin however failed to reduce annexin targeting.

Assessment of the flow mediated dilation of the brachial artery as measure of endothelial (dys)function, is a validated model to research effects of possible protective strategies and perform mechanistic experiments on IR‐injury in humans in vivo.

The investigators hypothesize that pretreatment with statins can increase endothelial tolerance against ischemia and reperfusion injury.

Objective:

To study the protective effect of pretreatment (both 3 day and 7 day) with rosuvastatin and atorvastatin on flow mediated dilation after 15 minutes ischemia and 15 minutes reperfusion.

Study design: placebo‐controlled randomised double‐blind trial

Study population: Healthy volunteers, age 18‐50

Intervention: Treatment with either rosuvastatin 20 mg, atorvastatin 80mg or placebo during either 3 or 7 days

Main study parameters: Difference in flow mediated dilation before and after 15 minutes ischemia.

Nature and extent of the burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness: Treatment with rosuvastatin or atorvastatin is not expected to harm the volunteers. Most reported side effects of rosuvastatin and atorvastatin are gastro‐intestinal complains and myalgia. The volunteers will not benefit directly from participating in this study.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 48
Est. completion date March 2010
Est. primary completion date February 2010
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years to 50 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Age 18-50

- Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Smoking

- History of any cardiovascular disease

- Hypertension (in supine position: systole >140 mmHg, diastole >90 mmHg)

- Diabetes Mellitus (fasting glucose >7.0 mmol/L or random glucose >11.0 mmol/L)

- Hyperlipidaemia (fasting total cholesterol >5.5 mmol/L or random cholesterol >6.5 mmol/L)

- Alanine amino transferase >90 U/L

- Creatine kinase >440 U/L

- Raised rhabdomyolysis risk

- GFR <60 ml/min

- Overt clinical signs of hypothyroidism

- Myopathy in family history

- Alcohol abuse

- Concomitant chronic use of medication

- Participation to any drug-investigation during the previous 60 days as checked with VIP check.

- Professional athletes

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention


Intervention

Drug:
rosuvastatin
rosuvastatin 20 mg/day for 3 days.
atorvastatin 3 days
atorvastatin 80 mg/day for 3 days.
placebo
placebo for 3 days.
rosuvastatin 7 days
rosuvastatin 20 mg/day for 7 days
atorvastatin 7 days
atorvastatin 80 mg/day for 7 days.
placebo 7 days
placebo 7 days

Locations

Country Name City State
Netherlands RUNMC Nijmegen

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Radboud University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Netherlands, 

References & Publications (2)

Kharbanda RK, Peters M, Walton B, Kattenhorn M, Mullen M, Klein N, Vallance P, Deanfield J, MacAllister R. Ischemic preconditioning prevents endothelial injury and systemic neutrophil activation during ischemia-reperfusion in humans in vivo. Circulation. 2001 Mar 27;103(12):1624-30. — View Citation

Meijer P, Oyen WJ, Dekker D, van den Broek PH, Wouters CW, Boerman OC, Scheffer GJ, Smits P, Rongen GA. Rosuvastatin increases extracellular adenosine formation in humans in vivo: a new perspective on cardiovascular protection. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2009 Jun;29(6):963-8. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.108.179622. Epub 2009 Apr 9. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Difference in flow mediated dilation before and after 15 minutes ischemia 30 minutes No
Secondary Ecto-5'-nucleotidase activity and lipid profile after statin therapy 3-7 days No
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