NCT01341730

The Effect of Atorvastatin and Pioglitazone on Carotid Atherosclerosis With the Use of Positron Emission Tomography-computed Tomography (PET-CT)

Evaluation of the Effect of Atorvastatin and Pioglitazone in Carotid Atherosclerosis With the Use of 18Fluoride-Fludeoxyglucose(FDG) Positron Emission Tomography-computed Tomography (PET-CT)Imaging

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 41 (actual)
• Sponsor: The Catholic University of Korea · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is a prospective randomized clinical trial and to compare the antiinflammatory effect of atorvastatin single therapy and atorvastatin and pioglitazone combination therapy in carotid arteries of stable and unstable angina patients by PET/CT.

Conditions

• Atherosclerosis
• Coronary Artery Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Atorvastatin 20mg	20 mg QD for 3 months
DRUG	Atorvastatin 20 mg + Pioglitazone 30 mg	atorvastatin 20 mg plus pioglitazone 30 mg QD for 3 months

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-06-01
• Primary completion: 2012-06-01
• Completion: 2012-08-01
• First posted: 2011-04-26
• Last updated: 2020-08-06
• Results posted: 2020-08-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea