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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02624583
Date of registration: 03/12/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of Monastir
Public title: Effects of RF on Clopidogrel Resistance in Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk RFeCloR
Scientific title: Effects of Ramadan Fasting on Clopidogrel Resistance in Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk. An Observational Study
Date of first enrolment: June 2010
Target sample size: 98
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02624583
Study type:  Observational
Study design:   
Phase: 
Countries of recruitment
Tunisia
Contacts
Name:     Semir Nouira, Professor
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Affiliation:  University of Monastir
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- aged more than 40 years old.

- having at least two cardiovascular risk factors according to Framingham
classification.

- patients willing to fast ramadan and taking clopidogrel therapy for at least six
months prior to inclusion.

Exclusion Criteria:

- patients under 40 years.

- patients with unstable diabetes.

- repeated hypoglycemic episodes

- patients with severe uncontrolled hypertension (higher arterial blood pressure than
179/109 mmHg despite antihypertensive treatment)

- acute coronary syndrome within the past year prior to enrollment

- current or previous (14 days) use of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa

- severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease

- inability to give informed consent

- baseline platelet count < 100x103/ml

- current use of antidepressants

- serum creatinine levels higher than 1.4 mg/dL for women and 1.5 mg/dL for men

- hepatic function tests at least 2.5 times higher than normal levels

- terminal disease with a <1 year expected mortality



Age minimum: 40 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Diabetes Mellitus
Coronary Artery Disease
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
Changes in platelet reactivity between the three time points [Time Frame: the last week before Ramadan (Pre-R); the last week of Ramadan (R); and during the last week of the month following Ramadan (Post-R)]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Changes in the glycemic profile between the three time points [Time Frame: the last week before Ramadan (Pre-R); the last week of Ramadan (R); and during the last week of the month following Ramadan (Post-R)]
Changes in the lipid profile between the three time points [Time Frame: the last week before Ramadan (Pre-R); the last week of Ramadan (R); and during the last week of the month following Ramadan (Post-R)]
Secondary ID(s)
08/2015
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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