The Effects of Statin Therapy on Coronary Flow Reserve and Inflammatory Markers in HIV-Positive Patients

NCT ID: NCT02234492

Last Updated: 2018-10-05

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

35 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-09-30

Study Completion Date

2018-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of rosuvastatin in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infected individuals lowers inflammation in blood vessels, improves blood circulation in the small arteries that provide nutrients to the heart muscle and improves neurocognitive function.

Detailed Description

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HIV is a chronic inflammatory disease. Patients with HIV are at a high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) which may be related to this state of chronic inflammation. HIV infected individuals are at up to four times higher risk of suffering a heart attack (also know as acute coronary syndrome).

The medicine rosuvastatin, commonly used to treat high cholesterol, has been shown to reduce inflammation in arteries in the general population and also in patients with high risk for heart problems.

72 subjects with HIV infection will be enrolled and divided into 2 groups of 36.

Group 1: Treatment Group: Participants will receive a low dose of rosuvastatin, 10mg, for 6 months in addition to their current medical therapy.

Group 2: Control Group: Participants will not receive rosuvastatin for 6 months and will continue with their current medical therapy.

Participants in both groups will undergo blood tests, Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography (MCE) scan and a Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography PET/CT scan using a radioactive tracer called fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG-PET), monocyte and serum cytokine studies at baseline and 6 months.

10 subjects without HIV will also be enrolled to undergo monocyte and serum cytokine blood tests only, for comparison.

Conditions

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Rosuvastatin

Rosuvastatin 10mg once daily for 6 months.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Rosuvastatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Comparison of rosuvastatin to no rosuvastatin

No rosuvastatin

No rosuvastatin- this group will continue with their current medical therapy for 6 months.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Rosuvastatin

Comparison of rosuvastatin to no rosuvastatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Crestor

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 40-90 years of age
* documented evidence of HIV infection
* on standard antiretroviral therapy(ART) for \>1 years
* viral load persistently below the limits of detection while on ART
* current Cluster of Differentiation Antigen 4 (CD4) count \>350 cells/microlitre
* baseline Framingham risk score of 10-20%

Exclusion Criteria

* uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) \>6.5% or fasting glucose \>7.0 mmol/L)
* uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \>160 or diastolic blood pressure \>90)
* known coronary artery disease (CAD) e.g. previous myocardial infarction, revascularization procedure, or history of angina
* chronic renal failure (glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \<60 ml/min)
* total cholesterol \>5.8 mmol/L
* Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol \>4.0 mmol/L
* already receiving a statin for baseline dyslipidemia
* pregnant or lactating
* active untreated Hepatitis B or C
* diagnosis or clinical evidence of a concomitant inflammatory/autoimmune disease
* patients at baseline demonstrating regional perfusion abnormalities (confined to individual coronary territories) following stress MCE will be excluded and further management will be according to local best practice guidelines
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Ontario HIV Treatment Network

NETWORK

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gary Small

Associate Professor in Cardiology and Clinician Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Girish Dwivedi, MD MRCP PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research

Gary Small, MD MRCP

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation

Locations

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The Ottawa Hospital-General Campus

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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20140263-01H

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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