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Kawasaki DiseasePhase 2NCT02114099

Trial of Atorvastatin on the Persistent Coronary Aneurysm in Children With Kawasaki Disease

A Phase 2 study testing Atorvastatin in people with Kawasaki Disease and Aneurysm, Coronary, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Background Kawasaki disease (KD) is characterized by fever, bilateral nonexudative conjunctivitis, erythema of the lips and oral mucosa, changes in the extremities, rash, and cervical lymphadenopathy. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 10 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Kawasaki Disease, Aneurysm, Coronary
What is being tested?
Atorvastatin
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteTaiwan
Study dates
Jun 2007to Dec 2016
Phase
Phase 2
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 10 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Clinical diagnosis of Kawasaki Disease with giant aneurysm
  • Must be older than 10 years old

Who cannot join

  • Subjects ever received coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
  • Subjects have active hepatitis or persistent abnormal liver function such as elevated GOT and GPT.
  • Subjects have the past history of rhabdomyolysis.
  • Female subjects are pregnant or plan for child-bearing during study periods.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Taiwan1 site, 1 recruiting
  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    Taipei, 100

    Ming-Tai Lin, MD, 886-2-23123456 ext. 71734, mingtailin@ntu.edu.tw

    Ming-Tai Lin, MD

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: An Open Label, Non-comparative Phase II Trial to Evaluate the Effects of Atorvastatin on the Persistent Coronary Arterial Aneurysm in Children With Kawasaki Disease: Safety and Efficacy

Background Kawasaki disease (KD) is characterized by fever, bilateral nonexudative conjunctivitis, erythema of the lips and oral mucosa, changes in the extremities, rash, and cervical lymphadenopathy. Incidence of late coronary artery aneurysms or ectasia, which may lead to myocardial infarction (MI), sudden death, or ischemic heart disease, decreased after the introduction of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. However, significant persistent coronary arterial lesions or aneurysms may still occur in about 1-3 % of the patients.

Atorvastatin (Lipitor®), a kind of statin, is a selective competitive inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase. This drug had been safely and widely used for treatment of adult hyperlipidemia, prevention of coronary heart disease and familial hypercholesterolemia in childhood. In addition to the cholesterol-lowering effects, statins exerts diverse cellular, cholesterol-independent effects, including improvement in endothelial function, inhibition of neurohormonal activation, and reduction in levels of proinflammatory cytokines. Based on the above concepts, some patients with infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms received statin therapies and then the growth rate of aneurysms slowed down.

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Therefore, the investigators may hypothesize that Atorvastatin is helpful in the regression of persistent coronary lesions in KD patients due to its effect of anti-inflammation. In NTUH, there are about 20 KD patients with coronary lesions persistent for many years. And the investigators plan to conduct the clinical trial with atorvastatin to evaluate the effects of Atorvastatin on the persistent coronary arterial lesions/aneurysms in children with Kawasaki disease including safety and efficacy.

Methods

There are around 20 KD patients eligible for this study. After they sign the IRB-approved ICF, they will be enrolled for this study. Briefly, this study is divided into three stages: screening \& enrollment stage (I), treatment \& follow-up stage (II) for 1 year and final data analysis stage (III). Measurements include basic vital sign, electrocardiography, liver function, muscle enzyme, inflammatory markers and echocardiography.

Predicted results

1.Oral atorvastatin therapy can effectively prevent the progression of coronary lesions in KD patients.

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Background Kawasaki disease (KD) is characterized by fever, bilateral nonexudative conjunctivitis, erythema of the lips and oral mucosa, changes in the extremities, rash, and cervical lymphadenopathy. Incidence of late coronary artery aneurysms or ectasia, which may lead to myocardial infarction (MI), sudden death, or ischemic heart disease, decreased after the introduction of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. However, significant persistent coronary arterial lesions or aneurysms may still occur in about 1-3 % of the patients.

Aspirin and warfarin, the recommended medication to prevent and decrease the incidence of coronary artery events, can't guarantee the coronary patency in these KD patients. Thus, it's urgent to look for an effective and safe treatment to make sure the coronary lesions will stabilize even regress gradually.

Several groups studied the clinical characteristics of KD patients with coronary sequelae and showed there was association between elevated inflammatory markers and the persistence of coronary lesions. Atorvastatin (Lipitor®), a kind of statin, is a selective competitive inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase. This drug had been safely and widely used for treatment of adult hyperlipidemia, prevention of coronary heart disease and familial hypercholesterolemia in childhood. In addition to the cholesterol-lowering effects, statins exerts diverse cellular, cholesterol-independent effects, including improvement in endothelial function, inhibition of neurohormonal activation, and reduction in levels of proinflammatory cytokines. Based on the above concepts, some patients with infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms received statin therapies and then the growth rate of aneurysms slowed down.

Therefore, the investigators may hypothesize that Atorvastatin is helpful in the regression of persistent coronary lesions in KD patients due to its effect of anti-inflammation. In NTUH, there are about 20 KD patients with coronary lesions persistent for many years. And the investigators plan to conduct the clinical trial with atorvastatin to evaluate the effects of Atorvastatin on the persistent coronary arterial lesions/aneurysms in children with Kawasaki disease including safety and efficacy.

Methods

There are around 20 KD patients eligible for this study. After they sign the IRB-approved ICF, they will be enrolled for this study. Briefly, this study is divided into three stages: screening \& enrollment stage (I), treatment \& follow-up stage (II) for 1 year and final data analysis stage (III). Measurements include basic vital sign, electrocardiography, liver function, muscle enzyme, inflammatory markers and echocardiography.

Predicted results

1.Oral atorvastatin therapy can effectively prevent the progression of coronary lesions in KD patients.

Being tested
Atorvastatin
Keywords
Kawasaki Disease, Aneurysm, Coronary
Medical subject headings
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome, Coronary Aneurysm

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT02114099
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
AtorvastatinExperimentalprescribe Atorvastatin to see its effect
Receives: Drug: Atorvastatin

What is being measured

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

  1. size of coronary aneurysm

    Measured: 2 years

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. muscle enzyme and liver function

    Measured: 2 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted15 Apr 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2007
  3. Primary completionDec 2015 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2016 (estimated)

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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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
20 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02114099
Sponsor's protocol ID
200612128M
Status last verified
Apr 2014
First submitted
28 Jun 2010
Last updated
15 Apr 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Atorvastatin in people with Kawasaki Disease and Aneurysm, Coronary, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

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 2 inclusion and 4 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Apr 2014. 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 Taiwan. 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.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Ming-Tai Lin, MD (886-2-23123456 ext. 71734, mingtailin@ntu.edu.tw), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

size of coronary aneurysm (time frame: 2 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 15 Apr 2014.

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