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Basic Information
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TERMINATED
PHASE2
28 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2014-08-31
2019-09-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Atorvastatin
Atorvastatin(Lipitor) in addition to the usual guideline based care
Atorvastatin
20 mg of atorvastatin daily
Guideline based care
Current guidelines for lipid-management in healthy middle aged men and women only.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Atorvastatin
20 mg of atorvastatin daily
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Women 45 - 59 years of age (must be sterile or \>2 years postmenopausal)
* LDL cholesterol greater than 1.8 mmol/L (70 mg/dL) based on testing performed within 1 year
* One risk factor for Coronary Heart Disease other than lipid abnormality:
* Obesity and hypertension \[BP \>140 mmHg systolic and waist circumference \> 100 cm in men and \>90 cm in women\]
* family history of premature myocardial infarction \[\<60 years\]
* South Asian ethnic history
* currently smoking
Exclusion Criteria
* Qualify for cholesterol lowering medication based on current guidelines
* Significant renal dysfunction (creatinine clearance \<30 ml/min)
* Significant hepatic dysfunction (AST/ALT \>2.0 times upper limit of normal)
* Active malignancy
* Diabetes
* Progressive or terminal illness, or other condition in which subject is unlikely to survive the study period
* Known allergy, hypersensitivity (anaphylaxis) ar adverse reaction to any statin
* Participation in a clinical trial (except observational studies) within previous 30 days
* Received any investigation product within 30 days prior to participation in this clinical trial
* Previously enrolled in this clinical trial
35 Years
59 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University Health Network, Toronto
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Michael Farkouh
Chair of the Peter Munk Centre of Excellence in Multinational Clinical Trials, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, UHN
Principal Investigators
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Dr Michael Farkouh, MD, FRCPC, MSc, FACC
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network
Michael J Domanski, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Locations
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Dr. Killian De Blacam Family Medical Practice
Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Gregory Garrioch Family Medical Practice
Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Reena Dhatt
Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Countries
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References
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Domanski MJ, Fuster V, Diaz-Mitoma F, Grundy S, Lloyd-Jones D, Mamdani M, Roberts R, Thorpe K, Hall J, Udell JA, Farkouh ME. Next Steps in Primary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: Rationale for and Design of the ECAD Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Oct 20;66(16):1828-1836. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.08.857.
Other Identifiers
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ECAD001
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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