Interleukin-4 (IL-4) as a Marker of Atherosclerosis

NCT ID: NCT00256035

Last Updated: 2015-04-27

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Brief Summary

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In recent years, medical research into the cause and progression of heart disease due to narrowing and blockage of blood vessels to the heart muscle has improved the understanding of ischemic heart disease. It is now accepted that both the development and later progression with sudden blockage of blood vessels are associated with inflammation, although it remains unknown exactly what triggers this inflammatory process. It is possible that new blood tests which measure markers of inflammation in the bloodstream may be useful to help identify patients at risk of heart damage and assess response to treatment.

The study plans to assess a new blood test for a known marker of inflammation (IL-4) in patients with heart disease.

The hypothesis of this study is that, the cytokine, IL-4, measured by a new assay, is abnormally elevated in the blood of patients with coronary artery disease.

Also hypothesized is that the degree of abnormality of blood IL-4, is related to important clinical events in such patients, including severity of disease, acute complications, and treatment.

Detailed Description

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This is a single centre, prospective, non randomised, non controlled, pilot study of the potential abnormality of a new test group of patients in whom the results are postulated to be abnormal.

The specific aims of the study are:

1. To measure IL-4 by a new rapid on-site technique in patients with documented coronary artery disease presenting in a variety of acute clinical circumstances
2. To evaluate any abnormal measurements in relation to the severity of the disease, acute vascular complication and newly prescribed medications.

It is proposed to study 4 small groups of patients with ischemic heart disease.

1. Patients with unstable coronary artery disease admitted to the Coronary Care Unit. They will be studied on admission and then daily until coronary angiography is performed.
2. Patients having coronary angioplasty. They will be studied before, immediately after and 24 hours after the procedure.
3. Patients having coronary artery bypass grafting will be studied immediately after and 24 hours post surgery.
4. Patients with stable coronary artery disease about to receive a statin and or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy will be studied before and twice weekly after commencement of therapy for 4 weeks.

Conditions

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Atherosclerosis Ischemic Heart Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Unstable coronary artery disease

Patients with unstable coronary artery disease will have daily IL6 levels

Group Type OTHER

Measuring IL-4 levels

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Coronary Angioplasty Patients

Patients having coronary angioplasty will have levels taken before and immediately after the proceedure and 24 hours post.

Group Type OTHER

Measuring IL-4 levels

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Coronary bypass grafts patients

Patients will have levels collected immediately after and 24 hours post procedure

Group Type OTHER

Measuring IL-4 levels

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Stable coronary Artery Diseaese Patients

Once the patients are commenced on treatment with statins and or angiotensin converting enzyme they will have twice weekly levels taken

Group Type OTHER

Measuring IL-4 levels

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Interventions

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Measuring IL-4 levels

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All patients (either sex and any age) presenting in the settings described will be eligible to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

* An unwillingness to participate.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The Intensive Care Unit Departmental Funding

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Melbourne Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Megan Robertson

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Melbourne Health

Other Identifiers

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2002.156

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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