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Qualitative and quantitative effects of aggressive lipid-lowering therapy on atherosclerosis: Evaluation of vulnerable plaque by 64-slice MD-CT

Qualitative and quantitative effects of aggressive lipid-lowering therapy on atherosclerosis: Evaluation of vulnerable plaque by 64-slice MD-CT - Qualitative and quantitative effects of aggressive lipid-lowering therapy on atherosclerosis: Evaluation of vulnerable plaque by 64-slice MD-CT

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000001602
Enrollment
50
Registered
2008-12-26
Start date
2008-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Hypercholesterolemic patients with coronary plaque

Interventions

Rosuvastatin will be administered for 48 weeks at a dose of 5 mg/day (2 rosuvastatin 2.5 mg tablet or 1 rosuvastatin 5 mg tablet).

Sponsors

Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital
Lead Sponsor
PL Hospital Okamura Memorial Hospital Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital Ichiriyama Imai Clinic
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients giving written consent after being provided with sufficient explanation about participation in this clinical trial 2) Patients aged 20 years or older, and no limitations on gender or hospitalization status 3) Patients with calcification score of 0 <

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who have received statins within one month before the study entry 2) Patient who doesn't obtain accurate CT value (ex: plaque contains thrombus.) 3) Patients who need to receive other lipid-lowering drugs apart from the test drug 4) Patients with the fasting TG level of more than 400 mg/dL 5) Patients with uncontrolled hypertension (SBP >= 160mmHg or DBP >= 100mmHg) or patients with diabetes (HbA1c >= 8.0%) 6) Patients with familial hypercholesterolemia 7) Patients with secondary hyperlipidemia due to thyroid dysfunction, Cushing's syndrome, nephrotic syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, etc. 8) Patients with atrial fibrillation 9) Patients on treatment with cyclosporine 10) Patients currently receiving hemodialysis 11) Patients with a history of serious adverse effects or allergy to HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors 12) Patients with malignant tumor or doubtful malignant tumor, or patients with history of malignant tumor 13) Patients with active liver disease or hepatic dysfunction (ALT, AST, ALP levels more than 2.5 times the upper limit of normal, or a total bilirubin of more than 3.0 mg/dL) 14) Patients with the serum creatinine of more than 1.8 mg/dL 15) Patients with the serum CK level at least 3 times the upper limit of normal 16) Patients who can not take -blockers 17) Patients with confirmed pregnancy, possible pregnancy 18) Patients who underwent coronary PCI 19) Patients who are ineligible for any other reason in the opinion of the investigator

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change of CT value of plaque at Week 48

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1)Rate of subjects with low density plaque (CT value <= 50) at Week 48 2)Percentage change of calcium score at Week 48 3)Change of rate of restenosis in blood vessel at Week 48 4)Change of remodeling index at Week 48 5)Percentage change of plaque volume at Week 48 6) Change of lipids (LDL-C, HDL-C, TG, LDL/HDL-C) at Week 48 7) Change of hs-CRP at Week 48 8) Relationship between changes of lipids (LDL-C, HDL-C, LDL-C/HDL-C) and CT value at Week 48

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYasushi Koyama

Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital Department of Cardiovascular Medicine

medicine@watanabe-hsp.or.jp06-6341-8651

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026