Women With Chest Pain and Normal Coronary Arteries Study

NCT ID: NCT00743197

Last Updated: 2023-12-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

3 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-05-31

Study Completion Date

2010-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of standard medical therapy versus usual care in women with chest pain, coronary endothelial dysfunction and unblocked coronary arteries.

Coronary endothelial dysfunction (CED) is a condition in which the layers of cells around the heart do not function properly and is believed to be key factor in the development of atherosclerosis (fat deposits in arteries). In addition, CED is associated with an increased risk for future cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke.

A coronary angiogram allows physicians to see if any of the arteries in the heart are blocked, usually by fatty plaque. In many instances, angiograms in women experiencing chest pain do not show evidence of coronary disease (free of significant plaque build-up). Currently, there is no standard of care treatment plan for patients with normal coronary arteries, despite symptoms of chest pain, and as a result these patients may not receive medical treatment. However, these women often return to their physicians more than once with chest pain and go through a similar battery of tests.

Detailed Description

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Endothelial function testing will be performed on women without significant coronary disease in order to help identify women who may be likely to develop coronary artery disease (CAD) and who would benefit from aggressive lifestyle (dietary counseling, exercise) or medical (treatment with aspirin and cholesterol and blood pressure lowering medications) interventions.

Conditions

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Chest Pain

Keywords

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coronary artery disease (CAD) chest pain myocardial ischemia endothelial function

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Usual Care Group

USUAL CARE GROUP-therapy in this group will be no dictated medical therapy, but usual care, as dictated by their referring physician.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Medical Treatment Group

TREATMENT GROUP-therapy in this group will be conventional treatment for CAD but targeting endothelial function, which will include aspirin, ACE-inhibitor and statin therapy, and therapeutic lifestyle changes.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Aspirin

Intervention Type DRUG

Aspirin 81 mg daily

Lisinopril

Intervention Type DRUG

Lisinopril 10 mg every night

Simvastatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Simvastatin 20 mg every night

Lovaza

Intervention Type DRUG

Lovaza 1 gram daily

Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Therapeutic lifestyle changes will be initiated with the assistance of a dietician, including diet counseling, exercise recommendation, and weight maintenance/weight loss.

Interventions

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Aspirin

Aspirin 81 mg daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Lisinopril

Lisinopril 10 mg every night

Intervention Type DRUG

Simvastatin

Simvastatin 20 mg every night

Intervention Type DRUG

Lovaza

Lovaza 1 gram daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes

Therapeutic lifestyle changes will be initiated with the assistance of a dietician, including diet counseling, exercise recommendation, and weight maintenance/weight loss.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Zocor Fish Oil, Omega-3

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Female gender
2. Age 30 or greater
3. Present with symptoms suggestive of Angina (Typical or "Atypical")
4. Abnormal myocardial perfusion scan
5. Referred for angiography
6. Normal (0% stenosis) versus Nonobstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) (\<50% stenosis)
7. Evidence of endothelial dysfunction.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Coronary vasospasm known or documented in cardiac catheterization
2. Obstructive CAD (greater than 50% stenosis) known or documented in cardiac catheterization
3. Pregnancy
4. Established CAD, history of revascularization with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)/stent or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
5. Contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
6. Cardiac catheterization for valvular disease
7. Cardiac catheterization for heart failure assessment/biopsy
8. Known congestive heart failure (CHF)/hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)/dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)
9. Acute Renal Failure
10. Chronic renal failure (estimated glomerular filtration rare (eGFR) \<30 ml/min/1.73m\^2) or on hemodialysis
11. Known single kidney
12. History of peptic ulcer disease, known gastrointestinal bleed, known contraindication to aspirin
13. Known contraindication to statin
14. Known contraindication to adenosine (asthma, high degree atrial ventricular (AV) block)
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Astellas Pharma US, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Northwestern University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Martha Gulati, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Northwestern University

Locations

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Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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AB-08-002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id