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CompletedNCT04183387

Simvastatin in Uveitis

Open-label Randomized Study of Efficacy and Safety of Simvastatin in Uveitis

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50 (actual)
Sponsor
Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution, Research Institute of Fundamental and Clinical Immunology · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The study evaluates anti-inflammatory effects and safety of simvastatin in non-infectious uveitis.

Detailed description

3-Hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) have been shown to reduce local and systemic inflammation in animal models of various autoimmune disorders including uveitis. In this open-label, randomized study clinical efficacy and tolerability of simvastatin 40 mg/day for 8 weeks is evaluated.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGSimvastatin 40mg

Timeline

Start date
2014-09-01
Primary completion
2016-01-01
Completion
2016-01-01
First posted
2019-12-03
Last updated
2019-12-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Russia

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04183387. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.