Statins Evaluation in Coronary Procedures and Revascularization Trial (SECURE-PCI)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01448642 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 7, 2011
Last Update Posted : June 17, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Acute Coronary Syndrome | Drug: Atorvastatin Drug: Placebo | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 4191 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Multicenter Clinical Trial to Assess the Effect of Atorvastatin in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome and Intended Percutaneous Coronary Intervention |
Actual Study Start Date : | April 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | November 2017 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Atorvastatin |
Drug: Atorvastatin
Atorvastatin loading dose of 80mg before PCI, reloading dose of 80mg 24 hours after PCI, and atorvastatin 40mg for 30 days |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo |
Drug: Placebo
Matching placebo before PCI and 24 hours after PCI. Atorvastatin 40mg for 30 days |
- Major Cardiovascular Events (MACE) [ Time Frame: 30 days ]All-cause mortality, nonfatal acute myocardial infarction, stroke or revascularization with either percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass grafting
- Major Cardiovascular Events (MACE) [ Time Frame: 6 months and 12 months ]
- All-cause mortality [ Time Frame: 30 days, 6 months and 12 months ]
- Non-fatal Myocardial Infarction [ Time Frame: 30 days, 6 months and 12 months ]
- Non-fatal Stroke [ Time Frame: 30 days, 6 months and 12 months ]
- Revascularization [ Time Frame: 30 days, 6 months and 12 months ]
- Cardiovascular death [ Time Frame: 30 days, 6 months and 12 months ]
- Stent Thrombosis [ Time Frame: 30 days, 6 months and 12 months ]
- Target vessel revascularization [ Time Frame: 30 days, 6 months and 12 months ]
- Rhabdomyolysis [ Time Frame: 7 days or at hospital discharge ]
- Bleeding episode [ Time Frame: 7 days or hospital discharge ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Acute coronary syndrome patients intending to undergo percutaneous coronary intervention.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Younger than 18 years
- Presence of any contraindication to statin (Pregnant women, breast-feeding women or statin hypersensibility)
- Advanced hepatic disease
- Use of statins at the maximum dosage in the last 24 hours before the loading dose of the study drug
- Use of fibrate in the last 24 hours

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01448642
Brazil | |
Hospital do Coracao | |
Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 04005-000 |
Study Chair: | Otavio Berwanger | Hospital do Coracao | |
Study Chair: | Renato D Lopes, MD, PhD | Brazilian Clinical Research Institute |
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Responsible Party: | Hospital do Coracao |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01448642 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
185/2011 |
First Posted: | October 7, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 17, 2019 |
Last Verified: | June 2019 |
Acute Coronary Syndrome Syndrome Disease Pathologic Processes Myocardial Ischemia Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Vascular Diseases |
Atorvastatin Anticholesteremic Agents Hypolipidemic Agents Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Lipid Regulating Agents Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors |