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Japan Statin Treatment Against Recurrent Stroke (J-STARS)

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan
Hiroshima University
Information provided by:
Translational Research Informatics Center, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00221104
First received: September 13, 2005
Last updated: December 12, 2012
Last verified: December 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

Although hyperlipidemia is not always the risk factor of stroke, inhibition of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A(HMG-CoA) reductase can decrease the incidence of stroke in the patient with ischemic heart disease. The neuroprotective mechanism beyond cholesterol lowering should be expected to attenuate inflammation and atherosclerosis. The present study hypothesizes if pravastatin prevents recurrent stroke in the ischemic stroke patients with safety.


Condition Intervention Phase
Ischemic Stroke
 Drug: Pravastatin
 Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Secondary Prevention With HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor Against Stroke

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Cholesterol Statins
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Translational Research Informatics Center, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • cerebrovascular events [ Time Frame: until the last day of the next February after 5-year follow-up survey ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • subtype of ischemic stroke according to the TOAST classification or hemorrhagic stroke, cardiovascular events including myocardial infarction, all the cerebrovascular and cardiovascular events, death of stroke, death of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular [ Time Frame: until the last day of the next February after 5-year follow-up survey ]

Enrollment: 1578
Study Start Date: March 2004
Estimated Study Completion Date: February 2014
Estimated Primary Completion Date: February 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Pravastatin Drug: Pravastatin
No Intervention: No intervention

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   45 Years to 80 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Ischemic stroke except for cardiogenic embolism, from 1 month to 3 years after onset
  • Hyperlipidemia and total cholesterol level of 180-240mg/dl without the prescription of statin within previous 30 days
  • Able to visit outpatient department
  • Informed consent on the form.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Ischemic stroke of other determined cause according to the TOAST classification
  • Ischemic heart disease and necessary to use statin
  • Hemorrhagic disorders
  • Platelet count <=100,000/ul within 3 months prior to study start
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST)>= 100IU/L within 3 months prior to study start
  • Serum creatinine >=2.0mg/dl within 3 months prior to study start
  • A scheduled operation
  • The presence of malignant disorder
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00221104

Locations
Japan
Hiroshima University
Hiroshima, Japan, 734-8551
Sponsors and Collaborators
Translational Research Informatics Center, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan
Hiroshima University
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Masayasu Matsumoto, MD, PhD Hiroshima University Hospital
  More Information

Additional Information:
Japan Statin Treatment Against Recurrent Stroke (J-STARS) only in Japanese  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00221104     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: J-STARS
Study First Received: September 13, 2005
Last Updated: December 12, 2012
Health Authority: Japan: Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

Keywords provided by Translational Research Informatics Center, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan:
stroke
brain ischemia
cerebrovascular accident
statin
hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors
cholesterol
hypercholesterolemia
 hyperlipidemia
multicenter studies
prospective studies
endpoint determination
randomized controlled trials
recurrence
pravastatin

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Stroke
Cerebral Infarction
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Brain Infarction
Brain Ischemia
 Pravastatin
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Anticholesteremic Agents
Hypolipidemic Agents
Antimetabolites
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Pharmacologic Actions
Lipid Regulating Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Enzyme Inhibitors

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013