Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00587717
The Acute Effect of Statins on Inflammatory Markers of Athersclerotic Tissue
The Acute Effect of Inflammatory Markers of Atherosclerotic Plaque in Humans
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 35 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This study is being done to determine if the acute administration of the drug Simvastatin reduces plaque tissue inflammation and plaque instability in patients undergoing carotid endarectomy
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | simvastatin | Two 80 mg pills simvastatin taken 24 hours prior to surgery |
| DRUG | placebo | take 2 80 mg pills placebo 24 hours prior to surgery |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2002-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2006-03-01
- Completion
- 2006-03-01
- First posted
- 2008-01-07
- Last updated
- 2023-12-12
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00587717. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.