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Coronary Artery BypassNCT00611143

Atorvastatin for Prevention of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery

A study testing atorvastatin in people with Coronary Artery Bypass, run by Samsung Medical Center at 1 site in South Korea.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether pretreatment with atorvastatin protects against atrial fibrillation following off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Coronary Artery Bypass
What is being tested?
atorvastatin
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
124 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
May 2006to May 2007
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • consecutive patients scheduled for the elective off-pump CABG surgery

Who cannot join

  • prior statin use
  • previous episodes of atrial fibrillation
  • impaired renal function with serum creatinine >2mg/dL
  • serum aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase concentrations more than 3 times the upper limit of normal
  • a malignancy or inflammatory disease

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Korea1 site
  • Cardiac and Vascular Center; Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul, 135-710

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

Official title: The Effects of Atorvastatin on the Occurrence of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery

The purpose of this study is to determine whether pretreatment with atorvastatin protects against atrial fibrillation following off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Read the detailed description

Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery is the most common arrhythmic complication that may increase incidence of congestive heart failure, renal insufficiency, and stroke, which increase the length of hospital stay, the rates of re-hospitalization, and cost of care. Its pathogenesis is multifactorial, and its prevention and management remain suboptimal. Recently, observational evidence has suggested that patients who have undergone previous statin therapy have a lower incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether pretreatment with atorvastatin protects against atrial fibrillation following off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Being tested
atorvastatin
Keywords
Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft, Atorvastatin, Postoperative atrial fibrillation

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • atorvastatinDrug

    atorvastatin 20 mg/d, started 3 days before surgery

Study groups in NCT00611143
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1ExperimentalAtorvastatin group
Receives: Drug: atorvastatin
2No interventionControl group

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. the development of postoperative in-hospital atrial fibrillation confirmed by 12-lead ECG

    Measured: in-hospital period

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events rate, including cardiovascular death, postoperative stroke, myocardial infarction, or persistent atrial fibrillation,and identification of predictive markers for postoperative atrial fibrillation

    Measured: 30 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Feb 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2006
  3. Primary completionApr 2007
  4. Study completionMay 2007

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
124 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00611143
Sponsor's protocol ID
2006-08-022
Status last verified
Jan 2008
First submitted
27 Jan 2008
Last updated
8 Feb 2008
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Song YB, On YK, Kim JH, Shin DH, Kim JS, Sung J, Lee SH, Kim WS, Lee YT. The effects of atorvastatin on the occurrence of postoperative atrial fibrillation after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Am Heart J. 2008 Aug;156(2):373.e9-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.04.020. Epub 2008 Jun 17.

    PubMed 18657672

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing atorvastatin in people with Coronary Artery Bypass, run by Samsung Medical Center at 1 site in South Korea.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Feb 2008. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in South Korea. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

the development of postoperative in-hospital atrial fibrillation confirmed by 12-lead ECG (time frame: in-hospital period). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00611143, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Feb 2008.

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