NCT02543099

Efficacy and Safety Study of Policosanol

The Effect of Policosanol on Elderly Patients With Endothelial Dysfunction

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: General Hospital of Chinese Armed Police Forces · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the clinical efficacy and safety of policosanol on elderly patients with endothelial dysfunction

Detailed description

100 selected elderly patients with endothelial dysfunction were randomized to two groups,Group1:received policosanol 20mg qd;Group2:received placebo 20mg qd；endothelial function was tested by peripheral arterial tonometry(PAT) before and after 6 months' treatment with policosanol or placebo respectively; Endothelial dysfunction is defined as reactive hyperemia index(RHI)\< 1.67; The aim of this study is to assess the clinical efficacy and safety of policosanol on elderly patients with endothelial dysfunction.

Conditions

• Endothelial Dysfunction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	policosanol	Patients will receive policosanol 20mg Qd
DRUG	placebo	Patients will receive placebo 20mg Qd;

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-06-01
• Primary completion: 2016-04-01
• Completion: 2016-06-01
• First posted: 2015-09-07
• Last updated: 2015-09-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China