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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00143585
Date of registration: 01/09/2005
Primary sponsor: St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
Public title: NOGA Angiogenesis Revascularization Therapy: Evaluation by RadioNuclide Imaging - The Northern Trial
Scientific title: Multicentre, Randomized,Double Blind,Placebo Controlled Trial of Myocardial Angiogenesis Using VEGF165, Intramyocardial Gene Delivery in Patients With Severe Angina
Date of first enrolment: June 2002
Target sample size: 120
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00143585
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Contacts
Name:   Duncan J. Stewart, MD
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Affiliation:  St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Canadian Cardiovascular Class III-IV angina despite treatment with maximal medical
therapy

- LVEF>20%

- Ischemic defects on myocardial stress SPECT imaging

Exclusion Criteria:

- NYHA>2

- History of or diagnosis of age related macular degeneration, retinopathy

- Atrial fibrillation

- Primary valvular heart disease

- Evidence of or known history of cancer with in past 10 yea

- Uncontrolled hypertension

- Liability to receive dipyridamole

- History or diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis

- Recent MI(within 4 weeks)

- Important ilio-femoral peripheral vascular disease, limiting catheter access

- History of unexplained gastrointestinal hemorrhage with the past 5 years

- LV thrombus visualized by either echocardiography or contrast LV angiogram

- Other severe concurrent illnesses



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Myocardial Ischemia
Intervention(s)
Procedure: intramyocardial delivery of either VEGF165 or placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Myocardial perfusion-stress/ rest scores(SRS),changes in summed stress scores(SSS)from baseline to 12 weeks follow up between placebo and VEGF treated groups. This analysis will be repeated at 6 months
Secondary Outcome(s)
symptom evaluation (CCS class, Seattle Angina Questionnaire; patient perceived Quality of Life( SF 36 questionnaire); exercise performance; major adverse cardiac events
Secondary ID(s)
02-065
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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