ISRCTN ISRCTN51612701
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN51612701
Protocol serial number N40201231/0460
Sponsor Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Poland)
Funder Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Poland) (ref: N40201231/0460)
Submission date
19/01/2011
Registration date
18/02/2011
Last edited
18/02/2011
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Wojciech Plazak
Scientific

Pradnicka Str 80
Krakow
31-202
Poland

Phone +48 (0)604 90 33 99
Email wplazak@szpitaljp2.krakow.pl

Study information

Primary study designInterventional
Study designProspective randomised double-masked placebo-controlled study
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study type Participant information sheet
Scientific titleInfluence of Atorvastatin on coronary calcifications and myocardial perfusion defects in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus patients: a prospective, randomised, double-masked, placebo-controlled study
Study acronymAtorvastatin-SLE
Study objectivesThis study was conducted to determine the effect of atorvastatin treatment on multidetector computed tomography (MDCT)-based coronary calcium scoring and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)-assessed myocardial perfusion abnormalities in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients free of cardiovascular disease clinical symptoms.
Ethics approval(s)Ethical Committee of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, approved on the 12th January 2006 (ref: KBET/2/L/2006)
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedSystemic lupus erythematosus
InterventionAtorvastatin treatment (40 mg/day) versus placebo. Total duration of treatment: 1 year. One year follow-up period.
Intervention typeDrug
PhasePhase IV
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Atorvastatin
Primary outcome measure(s)

Measured at 0 and 12 months:
1. Calcium deposits in coronary arteries
2. Number of myocardial left ventricle segments with perfusion defects

Key secondary outcome measure(s)

Measured at 0, 3, 6, 12 months:
1. Symptoms of myocardial ischaemia
2. Need for reperfusion therapy
3. Deaths

Completion date10/11/2010

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexAll
Target sample size at registration60
Key inclusion criteria1. Patients aged 20 - 73, either sex
2. Fulfilled at least 4 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for SLE
3. In stable clinical conditions (no need for immunosuppressive therapy intensification, i.e. current immunosuppressive drug dose increase or introduction of an additional immunosuppressive drug within last 3 months)
Key exclusion criteria1. Known cancer
2. Clinical symptoms of coronary heart disease or heart failure (New York Heart Association [NYHA] III or IV class)
3. Renal failure (creatinine clearance less than 30 ml/min)
4. Respiratory failure
Date of first enrolment01/01/2006
Date of final enrolment10/11/2010

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Poland

Study participating centre

Pradnicka Str 80
Krakow
31-202
Poland

Results and Publications

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Participant information sheet Participant information sheet 11/11/2025 11/11/2025 No Yes