Rosuvastatin and Ischemia Reperfusion
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00315510 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : April 18, 2006
Last Update Posted : September 23, 2008
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Statins, including rosuvastatin, are drugs that lower plasma cholesterol and prevent atherosclerotic disease. Recent preclinical evidence suggests that statins also increase tissue tolerance to ischemia-reperfusion injury.
This is a randomized, double blind, parallel designed study comparing the effect of 1 week treatment with rosuvastatin (20 mg, once a day) with placebo on forearm ischemia-reperfusion injury in healthy male volunteers. Forearm ischemia-reperfusion injury is quantified with Tc-99m-annexin A5 scintigraphy of the hands after a standardized ischemic exercise test. For this purpose, Tc-99m-rh-annexin A5 (400 MBq; < 5 mSv) is injected intravenously upon reperfusion, followed by scintigraphy of both hands with a gamma camera at 1 and 4 hours after injection. Annexin A5 targeting is calculated as the percentage difference in activity (counts/pixel) between the thenar muscles of both hands.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Ischemia | Drug: Rosuvastatin | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Enrollment : | 20 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Does Rosuvastatin Reduce Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Humans In-Vivo? A Randomized Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial |
Study Start Date : | April 2006 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 2007 |

- annexin A5 targeting to ischemically exercised hand
- plasma lipid levels

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 50 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy volunteers (18-50 years of age)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Hypercholesterolemia
- Hypertension

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00315510
Netherlands | |
Clinical Research Centre Nijmegen; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre | |
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, 6500 HB |
Principal Investigator: | Gerard A. Rongen, MD, PhD | Dept. of Pharmacology-Toxicology; Radboud University Medical Centre |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00315510 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
QPhT05_131005-Rosuvastatine |
First Posted: | April 18, 2006 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 23, 2008 |
Last Verified: | September 2008 |
Ischemia-reperfusion Annexin A5 |
Ischemia Pathologic Processes Rosuvastatin Calcium Anticholesteremic Agents Hypolipidemic Agents |
Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Lipid Regulating Agents Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors |