UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000010548
Receipt number R000012028
Scientific Title Efficacy of Poststroke Intensive Rosuvastatin Treatment for Aortogenic Embolic Stroke (EPISTEME trial)
Date of disclosure of the study information 2013/04/19
Last modified on 2016/11/03 10:45:50

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Basic information

Public title

Efficacy of Poststroke Intensive Rosuvastatin Treatment for Aortogenic Embolic Stroke (EPISTEME trial)

Acronym

Efficacy of Rosuvastatin therapy for aortogenic embolic stroke

Scientific Title

Efficacy of Poststroke Intensive Rosuvastatin Treatment for Aortogenic Embolic Stroke (EPISTEME trial)

Scientific Title:Acronym

Efficacy of Rosuvastatin therapy for aortogenic embolic stroke

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Brain infarction or transient ischemic attack with atheromatous plaques in the aortic arch

Classification by specialty

Cardiology Neurology

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

We explore the efficacy of Rosuvastation for atheromatous plaque regression in the aortic arch and prevention of ischemic stroke and vascular diseases.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Morphological alteration of atheromatous plaques in the aortic arch

Key secondary outcomes

1) Alteration of atheromatous plaques in the aortic arch
2) Changes in lipid profile
3) Changes in inflammatory markers and white blood cell count
4) Recurrence of ischemic stroke
5) Prevalence of hemorrhagic stroke including intracranial brain hemorrhage and subarachnoid hemorrhage
6) Prevalence of coronary artery disease
7) Other vascular diseases
8) Death


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

No treatment

Stratification

YES

Dynamic allocation

NO

Institution consideration

Institution is not considered as adjustment factor.

Blocking

NO

Concealment

Numbered container method


Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Medicine

Interventions/Control_1

Treatment with rosuvastatin 5mg daily

Interventions/Control_2

Treatment without rosuvastatin

Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

20 years-old <=

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1) Patients with brain infarction or transient ischemic attack within 7 days after onset, having atheromatous aortic plaques greater than 4mm in size

2) Patients with hypercholesterolemia (Serum LDL-C levels greater than 140mg/dL)

Key exclusion criteria

1) Patients during pregnancy or lactation
2) Allergy against statin
3) Patients with coronary artery disease and requiring statin therapy
4) Patients with severe renal dysfunction or liver dysfunction
5) Patients undergoing cyclosporin therapy

Target sample size

100


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Yuji Ueno

Organization

Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital

Division name

Neurology

Zip code


Address

Tomioka 2-1-1, Urayasu, Chiba, 279-0081, Japan

TEL

0473533111

Email

yuji-u@juntendo.ac.jo


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name
Middle name
Last name Yuji Ueno

Organization

Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital

Division name

Neurology

Zip code


Address

2-1-1, Tomioka, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan

TEL

0473533111

Homepage URL


Email

yuji-u@juntendo.ac.jo


Sponsor or person

Institute

Department of Neurology, Juntendo Universiy School of Medicine

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

None

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Other

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization


Address


Tel


Email



Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions

順天堂大学医学部附属浦安病院、順天堂医院


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2013 Year 04 Month 19 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2012 Year 05 Month 20 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2012 Year 10 Month 18 Day

Last follow-up date


Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2013 Year 04 Month 19 Day

Last modified on

2016 Year 11 Month 03 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000012028