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Register: IRCT
Last refreshed on: 22 February 2018
Main ID:  IRCT138904144312N1
Date of registration: 2014-08-16
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: shiraz University Of medical Science
Public title: Effect of Atrovastatin on lung inflammation in bronchitis
Scientific title: Evaluation of the effect of Atrovastatin on inflammatory markers in sulfur mutsard gas induced chronic bronchitis
Date of first enrolment: 2014-06-29
Target sample size: 90
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  http://en.irct.ir/trial/4577
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Double blinded, Placebo: Used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment.  
Phase:  3
Countries of recruitment
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Name: Dr seyed Masoom Masoompour   
Address:  Internal Medicine Department, Nemazee Hospital, Nemazee Squ Shiraz Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 71 1647 4316
Email: masoomm@sums.ac.ir
Affiliation:  Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Name: seyed Masoom Masoompour   
Address:  Internal Medicine Department, Nemazee Hospital, Nemazee Squ shiraz Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 71 1647 4316
Email: masoomm@sums.ac.ir
Affiliation:  Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: exposure to mustard gas during the Iran-Iraq war and have suffered from chronic bronchitis (history of chronic cough and sputum daily for 3 months during recent 2 years)

Exclusion criteria: Using statin in the last 3 months of study starting time; exacerbation of symptoms in the past 4 weeks; connective tissue disease; sarcoidosis; eosinophilic granuloma; pneumoconiosis; lymphoma; carcinomatous; smokers

Exclusion criteria:

Age minimum: 45 years
Age maximum: 75 years
Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Chronic bronchitis.
Chronic bronchitis: obstructive
Chronic bronchitis: obstructive
Intervention(s)
Intervention 1: Intervention group:40 mg atorvastatin daily for 3 months. Intervention 2: Control group: one placebo tablet daily for 3 months.
Control group: one placebo tablet daily for 3 months
Intervention group:40 mg atorvastatin daily for 3 months
Treatment - Drugs
Primary Outcome(s)
Added at 2015-08-05: Procalcitonin. Timepoint: Added at 2015-08-05: At the beginning of the intervention and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Added at 2015-08-05: ELISA.
Interleukin 6 level. Timepoint: before intervention - 3 month after intervention. Method of measurement: ELISA test is performed.
TNF alpha level. Timepoint: before intervention - 3 month after intervention. Method of measurement: ELISA test is performed.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Withe blood cell count. Timepoint: before intervention - 3 month after intervention. Method of measurement: Complete Blood Count.
Added at 2015-08-05: hs-CRP. Timepoint: Added at 2015-08-05: At the beginning the intervention and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Added at 2015-08-05: Immunoassay.
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
shiraz University Of medical Science
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:
Ethics Committee of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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