Raloxifene Use for The Heart

NCT ID: NCT00190593

Last Updated: 2007-01-26

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

10000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1998-06-30

Study Completion Date

2005-11-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether raloxifene compared with placebo lowers the risk of coronary events and reduces the risk of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women at risk for major coronary events.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cardiovascular Diseases Breast Neoplasms

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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raloxifene

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Postmenopausal women with established coronary heart disease or at risk for a major coronary event.

Exclusion Criteria

* Postmenopausal symptoms that required estrogen replacement therapy.
* Suspected or known history of breast or endometrial carcinoma.
* Known or probable history of deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, or retinal vein thrombosis.
* New York Heart Association classes III or IV heart failure.
Minimum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Eli Lilly and Company

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST)

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Eli Lilly and Company

Locations

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For additonal information regarding investigative sites for this trial, please call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559), Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST) or speak with your personal physician

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Wenger NK, Barrett-Connor E, Collins P, Grady D, Kornitzer M, Mosca L, Sashegyi A, Baygani SK, Anderson PW, Moscarelli E. Baseline characteristics of participants in the Raloxifene Use for The Heart (RUTH) trial. Am J Cardiol. 2002 Dec 1;90(11):1204-10. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(02)02835-7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12450599 (View on PubMed)

Mosca L, Barrett-Connor E, Wenger NK, Collins P, Grady D, Kornitzer M, Moscarelli E, Paul S, Wright TJ, Helterbrand JD, Anderson PW. Design and methods of the Raloxifene Use for The Heart (RUTH) study. Am J Cardiol. 2001 Aug 15;88(4):392-5. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)01685-x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11545760 (View on PubMed)

Barrett-Connor E, Mosca L, Collins P, Geiger MJ, Grady D, Kornitzer M, McNabb MA, Wenger NK; Raloxifene Use for The Heart (RUTH) Trial Investigators. Effects of raloxifene on cardiovascular events and breast cancer in postmenopausal women. N Engl J Med. 2006 Jul 13;355(2):125-37. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa062462.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 16837676 (View on PubMed)

Daniels LB, Grady D, Mosca L, Collins P, Mitlak BH, Amewou-Atisso MG, Wenger NK, Barrett-Connor E; Raloxifene Use for the Heart (RUTH) Trial Investigators. Is diabetes mellitus a heart disease equivalent in women? Results from an international study of postmenopausal women in the Raloxifene Use for the Heart (RUTH) Trial. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2013 Mar 1;6(2):164-70. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.112.966986. Epub 2013 Mar 12.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23481531 (View on PubMed)

Collins P, Mosca L, Geiger MJ, Grady D, Kornitzer M, Amewou-Atisso MG, Effron MB, Dowsett SA, Barrett-Connor E, Wenger NK. Effects of the selective estrogen receptor modulator raloxifene on coronary outcomes in the Raloxifene Use for The Heart trial: results of subgroup analyses by age and other factors. Circulation. 2009 Feb 24;119(7):922-30. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.817577. Epub 2009 Feb 9.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 19204301 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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H3S-MC-GGIO

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

1865

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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