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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00317967
Date of registration: 24/04/2006
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: University of Calgary
Public title: Study to Determine if Atorvastatin Reduces Size and Stiffness of Muscle in the Left Ventricle of the Heart
Scientific title: Statin Induced Regression of Cardiomyopathy Trial - SirCat
Date of first enrolment: April 2007
Target sample size: 22
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00317967
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Contacts
Name:     Robert S. Sheldon, MD, PhD
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  University of Calgary
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- 18 years and over with HCM in the absence of another cardiac or systemic disease
capable of producing a prespecified wall thickening

Exclusion Criteria:

- Required use of statin therapy or intolerance

- A clinical diagnosis of hypertension

- Indication for statin therapy for primary or secondary prevention of coronary artery
disease

- Current or anticipated indication in = 1 year for implantable cardioverter
defibrillators or other metallic devices preventing cardiac magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI).



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Intervention(s)
Drug: Atorvastatin
Drug: Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in left ventricular mass at 12 months from baseline [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
a decrease in the incidence of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia [Time Frame: 12 months]
parameters of diastolic function [Time Frame: 12 months]
a decrease in maximal ventricular wall cross sectional width [Time Frame: 12 months]
a decrease in T-wave alternans [Time Frame: 12 months]
a decrease in the volume of dense myocardial fibrosis [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary ID(s)
1-Sheldon
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Ethics review
Results
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