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Randomized Placebo-controlled Crossover Trial of Endothelial Function Improvement in Subjects With History of Premature Coronary Artery Disease
What is being tested
Atorvastatin
Drug
Who is being recruted
Cardiovascular Diseases+2
+ Coronary Disease
+ Heart Diseases
Over 18 Years
+4 Eligibility Criteria
How is the trial designed
Prevention Study
Placebo-ControlledPhase 4
Interventional
Study Start: June 2009
Summary
Principal SponsorYonsei University
Study ContactHyuk-Jae Chang, MD, PhD
Last updated: January 27, 2026Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner
Study start date: June 1, 2009
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.The aim of this prospective study is to investigate the prevalence of endothelial dysfunction in subjects with family history of premature coronary heart disease. At the same time, the effect of atorvastatin in treating subclinical endothelial dysfunction in those patients will be evaluated.
Official TitleRandomized Placebo-controlled Crossover Trial of Endothelial Function Improvement in Subjects With History of Premature Coronary Artery Disease
Principal SponsorYonsei University
Study ContactHyuk-Jae Chang, MD, PhD
Last updated: January 27, 2026Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Design Details
77 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Prevention Study
Prevention studies aim to stop a disease from developing. They often involve people at risk and test things like vaccines, lifestyle changes, or preventive medications.
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Conditions
Criteria
Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Over 18 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Cardiovascular DiseasesCoronary DiseaseHeart DiseasesVascular DiseasesMyocardial Ischemia
Criteria
2 inclusion criteria required to participate
within 1 year
the siblings of premature coronary heart disease(male<55years old, female<65years old: Framingham Heart Study)patients admitted relevant hospital
2 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Documented coronary heart disease
Any woman of childbearing potential who is pregnant, seeking to become pregnant or suspects that she may be pregnant.
Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.Treatment Groups
Study Objectives
2 intervention groups are designated in this study
50% chance of being blinded to the placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
ExperimentalGroup II
PlaceboStudy Objectives
Primary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location
Recruiting
Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine
Seoul, South KoreaOpen Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine in Google MapsSuspendedOne Study Center