Actue Coronary Syndromes Clinical Trial
Official title:
Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy (TIMI22)
Verified date | April 2011 |
Source | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | United States: Food and Drug Administration |
Study type | Interventional |
The primary purpose of the study was to evaluate 4000 subjects with acute coronary syndrome by comparing pravastatin 40 mg to atorvastatin 80 mg to determine if they are clinically equivalent, and to evaluate the effectiveness of gatifloxacin therapy in reducing cardiovascular events in combination with statin therapy.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 4000 |
Est. completion date | December 2003 |
Est. primary completion date | December 2003 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 18 Years and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Hospitalization for MI or high risk unstable angina within the last 10 days. - Total cholesterol 240 mg/dl or greater. - Stabilized post ACS Exclusion Criteria: - Co-morbidity with life expectations no more than 2 years. - Current lipid lowering therapy - Corrected QT interval - Need for Class IA or III antiarrhythmic agent |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Prevention
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Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Bristol-Myers Squibb |
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | To demonstrate the clinical equivalence of pravastatin 40 mg and atorvastatin 80 mg in reducing death or major cardiovascular event after 2 years | |||
Primary | To demonstrate in subjects with ACS that Gatifloxacin is effective in reducing death or major cardiovascular event after 2 years, compared to placebo. | |||
Secondary | To compare the risk of nonfatal MI or coronary heart disease death between pravastatin and atorvastatin, and gatifloxacin and placebo. |