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Effect of Rosuvastatin and eicosapentaenoic acid on neoatherosclerosis: The LINK-IT trial

Effect of Rosuvastatin and eicosapentaenoic acid on neoatherosclerosis: The LINK-IT trial - Effect of Rosuvastatin and eicosapentaenoic acid on neoatherosclerosis: The LINK-IT trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000012576
Enrollment
50
Registered
2013-12-14
Start date
2014-01-29
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

coronary artery disease patient with in-stent neoatherosclerosis

Interventions

Intensive lipid lowering therapy start with EPA and Rosuvastatin 10 mg/day and up to 20 mg/day Standard lipid lowering therapy start with only Rosuvastatin 2.5 mg/day and up to 20 mg/day

Sponsors

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients meeting all of the following conditions will be included: AN detected by OCT >1 year after stent implantation (Include any type of stent [BMS, 1st generation DES, and 2nd generation DES]) between 20 and 85 years old written consent for participation in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients meeting one of the following conditions will be excluded: 1) severe liver dysfunction 2) renal dysfunction (<Cre 2.0mg/dL) 3) severe heart failure (NYHA/New York Heart Association stage III or severer) 4) malignancies or other diseases with poor prognosis 5) pregnant, lactating, and possibly pregnant women and those planning to become pregnant 6) past medical history of hypersensitivity to investigational drugs 7) judged as ineligible by clinical investigators

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in lipid index analyzed by optical coherence tomography

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Ischemic driven TLR, MACE(death, myocardial infarction, TLR), and stent thrombosis, other OCT parameters

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHiromasa Otake

Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

hotake@med.kobe-u.ac.jp078-382-5111

Outcome results

None listed

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