Atorvastatin Versus Simvastatin In The Prevention Of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) In Patients With Known CHD

NCT ID: NCT00159835

Last Updated: 2015-04-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

8600 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1999-02-28

Study Completion Date

2005-03-31

Brief Summary

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To investigate whether a long-term strategy to lower LDL cholesterol with atorvastatin as much as possible will improve prognosis in CHD patients compared with a strategy reflecting current best clinical practice with simvastatin.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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atorvastatin

Intervention Type DRUG

simvastatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Previous myocardial infarction

Exclusion Criteria

* Women who are breast feeding or are pregnant
Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Pfizer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Pfizer CT.gov Call Center

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Pfizer

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Arhus C, , Denmark

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Denmark Finland Iceland Netherlands Norway Sweden

References

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Other Identifiers

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A2581145

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Identifier Source: secondary_id

ATV-N-98-001

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