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Chronic Kidney DiseasePhase 4NCT02133534

The Effect of Atorvastatin on Endothelial Cell Dysfunction in Chronic Kidney Disease

A Phase 4 study testing Atorvastatin in people with Chronic Kidney Disease and High Cholesterol, run by Duke University.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to see if patients with chronic kidney disease have endothelial cells that don't function properly, which is thought to be a marker for cardiovascular risk. Endothelial cells line the heart and blood vessels. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Chronic Kidney Disease, High Cholesterol
What is being tested?
Atorvastatin
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
1 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Feb 2008to May 2009
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Stage 3, 4 and 5 chronic kidney disease (not on dialysis)
  • Hyperlipidemia requiring cholesterol lowering therapy
  • Aged 18 to 80 years old
  • Ability to provide informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Patients requiring multiple cholesterol reducing agents
  • Patients with neovascularization present, such as neoplasm, active wounds, or significant retinopathy
  • Patients with contraindications or allergy to statins

About this study

The purpose of this study is to see if patients with chronic kidney disease have endothelial cells that don't function properly, which is thought to be a marker for cardiovascular risk. Endothelial cells line the heart and blood vessels. The investigators will treat your high cholesterol with a cholesterol-lowering drug (atorvastatin, or Lipitor). They will determine if this cholesterol lowering drug improves subjects' cholesterol as well as the function of endothelial cells.

Being tested
Atorvastatin
Keywords
Chronic kidney disease, High cholesterol
Medical subject headings
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Hypercholesterolemia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT02133534
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
AtorvastatinExperimentalSubjects will be treated with atorvastatin 10 mg/day for 30 days. The study team will obtain one blood and urine sample at baseline prior to starting atorvastatin therapy, and again after 30 days of drug therapy. The study team will do ultrasound imaging of the arm in which a probe will be placed over the blood vessels to measure the diameter of the artery and how this changes after a blood pressure cuff is inflated and then deflated. Subjects will take one nitroglycerine tablet during the ultrasound imaging.
Receives: Drug: Atorvastatin

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Improved Counts of Endothelial Progenitor Cells

    Improvement of endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction will be assessed by improved counts of endothelial progenitor cells.

    Measured: baseline, 30 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 May 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2008
  3. Primary completionMay 2009
  4. Study completionMay 2009

Why it stopped: failure to enroll

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
1 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02133534
Sponsor's protocol ID
Pro00011172
Status last verified
Jun 2014
First submitted
6 May 2014
Last updated
3 Jul 2014

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Atorvastatin in people with Chronic Kidney Disease and High Cholesterol, run by Duke University.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Jul 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 3 Jul 2014). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Improved Counts of Endothelial Progenitor Cells (time frame: baseline, 30 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 3 Jul 2014.

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