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Candesartan for Prevention of Cardiovascular Events After Cypher or Taxus Coronary Stenting (4C) Trial
The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified August 2005 by Kumamoto University.   Recruitment status was  Recruiting

First Received on August 29, 2005.   Last Updated on March 27, 2006   History of Changes
Sponsor: Kumamoto University
Collaborators: The 4C trial bureau
Japan Heart Foundation
Information provided by: Kumamoto University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00139386
  Purpose

Candesartan is effective in preventing cardiovascular events in patients without restenosis after coronary angioplasty. Therefore, the investigators hypothesized that candesartan after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation was also effective in preventing cardiovascular events.

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether an angiotensin II receptor blocker, candesartan, is effective in reducing the incidence of cardiovascular events after drug-eluting stent implantation.


Condition Intervention Phase
Hypertension
Coronary Artery Disease
Drug: Candesartan Cilexetil (8-12 mg per day)
Phase IV

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Effects of Candesartan Cilexetil on Cardiovascular Events in Japanese Patients With Hypertension After Sirolimus- or Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents Implantation

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Further study details as provided by Kumamoto University:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • The primary endpoint is a composite of: any cause mortality
  • sudden death
  • cardiovascular death
  • nonfatal myocardial infarction
  • recurrent symptomatic myocardial ischemia
  • congestive heart failure
  • stroke

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • The secondary endpoint is target lesion revascularization rate

Estimated Enrollment: 2000
Study Start Date: October 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date: September 2007
Detailed Description:

It was reported that low-dose angiotensin II receptor blocker, candesartan, was effective to prevent cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease treated with coronary angioplasty (Am Heart J 146:E20, 2003). In this study, patients without significant coronary stenosis on follow-up angiography 6 months after intervention were randomly assigned into a candesartan group (baseline treatment plus candesartan 4 mg/d) or a control group (baseline treatment alone). It is well known that patients treated with drug-eluting stents (DES) have lower restenosis rate as compared with those with bare metal stents. Therefore, we hypothesized that candesartan started immediately after DES implantation was effective to prevent cardiovascular events.

The primary endpoint is a composite of any cause mortality, sudden death, cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, recurrent symptomatic myocardial ischemia, congestive heart failure, and stroke. The secondary endpoint is target lesion revascularization rate.

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with hypertension, systolic blood pressure (SBP) = or > 140 and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) = or > 90
  • Patients underwent coronary angioplasty with drug-eluting stents

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe renal or hepatic disease
  • Candidates for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
  • Within 3 months after CABG
  • Allergic history to candesartan
  • Pregnant women
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00139386

Contacts
Contact: Tomohiro Sakamoto, MD, PhD +81-96-373-5175 tom@kumamoto-u.ac.jp

Locations
Japan
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University Recruiting
Kumamoto, Japan, 860-8556
Contact: Tomohiro Sakamoto, MD, PhD     +81-96-373-5175     tom@kumamoto-u.ac.jp    
Principal Investigator: Tomohiro Sakamoto, MD, PhD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Kumamoto University
The 4C trial bureau
Japan Heart Foundation
Investigators
Study Chair: Hisao Ogawa, MD, PhD Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University
  More Information

Publications:
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00139386     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CVM-RCT-2005-01
Study First Received: August 29, 2005
Last Updated: March 27, 2006
Health Authority: Japan: Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

Keywords provided by Kumamoto University:
Drug-eluting stent
Candesartan
Randomized control study
Coronary Angioplasty

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Coronary Artery Disease
Myocardial Ischemia
Coronary Disease
Hypertension
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Arteriosclerosis
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Candesartan cilexetil
Candesartan
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Pharmacologic Actions
Antihypertensive Agents
Cardiovascular Agents
Therapeutic Uses

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