Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT)

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

1,708

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2003

Primary Completion Date

October 31, 2011

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2012

Conditions
Coronary Artery Disease
Interventions
DRUG

EDTA

Participants will receive 40 infusions of standard chelation solution.

DRUG

EDTA Placebo

Participants will receive 40 infusions of EDTA placebo.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

High Dose Vitamin

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

High Dose Vitamin Placebo

Trial Locations (86)

10016

NYU School of Medicine, New York

10305

Staten Island Heart, Staten Island

10457

Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, The Bronx

10901

Schachter Center for Complementary Medicine, Suffern

12572

Rhinebeck Health Center, Rhinebeck

13057

Heart Care Center, East Syracuse

14757

The Gables Natural Medicines Center & Day Spa Family Health Services, Mayville

15601

Wholistic Health Center, Greensburg

18951

Woodlands Healing Research Center, Quakertown

19096

Main Line Health Heart Center, Wynnewood

21224

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore

22031

The Cardiovascular Group, Fairfax

23454

Virginia Beach General Hospital, Virginia Beach

28782

Integrative Medical Associates, PLLC, Tryon

29356

Biogenesis Medical Center, Landrum

30303

Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta

30742

Full Circle Medical Center, Fort Oglethorpe

32159

Life Family Practice Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, The Villages

32547

Hyperbaric Medicine Inc., Fort Walton Beach

White-Wilson Medical Center, Fort Walton Beach

32757

Tri-Health Alternative Medical Center, Mt. Dora

32901

Tru Med, Melbourne

33140

Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach

33176

Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami

33510

Wellness Works, Brandon

33542

Florida Medical Clinic, P.A. Clinical Research Division, Zephyrhills

33609

Florida Cardiovascular Institute, Tampa

33756

Innovative Research of West Florida, Clearwater

34221

The Blend Institute, Bradenton

34239

Heart and Vascular Center for Research, Inc., Sarasota

37303

Athens Surgery Clinic, Athens

37601

The Castle Clinic, PLLC, Johnson City

43210

The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus

43606

Comprehensive Heart Care, Inc., Toledo

44106

University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland

45373

Upper Valley Family Care, Troy

45817

Celebration of Health Center, Bluffton

46383

Northwest Indiana Cardiovascular Physicians Inc., Valparaiso

46528

Crossroads Healing Arts LLC, Goshen

47274

Integrative Medical Center at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour

48202

Henry Ford Health System Preventative Cardiology Clay Ford Center for Athletic Medicine, Detroit

48503

The Preventive Medicine Center, Flint

49004

Parchment Family Practice, Kalamazoo

49512

Born Preventive Health Care Clinic, Grand Rapids

53965

Waters Preventive Medical Center, LTD, Wisconsin Dells

54401

Care Foundation Inc., Wausau

55404

Berman Center for Outcomes and Clinical Research, Minneapolis

55905

Mayo Clinic and Foundation Cardiovascular Health Clinic, Rochester

63146

Preventive Medicine, St Louis

65201

University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics, Columbia

65673

Brian Dieterle, MD, PhD, Hollister

66160

Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City

67219

The Center for the Improvement of Functioning International, Wichita

70471

Complementary Medical Services, Mandeville

72205

Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock

73103

COR Research, Oklahoma City

77591

Chelation Centers of Texas, Texas City

80218

Aurora Denver Cardiology Associates, Denver

84604

Freedom Center for Advanced Medicine, Provo

92037

Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, La Jolla

93720

Patrick A. Golden, Fresno

94526

Mt Holistic Health Center, Danville

94558

Phoenix Wellness Group, Napa

97220

Center for Environmental Medicine, Portland

97701

St. Charles Health System, Bend

98663

Hope Medical Holistic Clinic, Vancouver

04103

Maine Integrative Wellness, Portland

02140

Marino Center for Progressive Health, Cambridge

08015

Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills

08003

Magaziner Center for Wellness, Cherry Hill

07204

Park Professional Building, Roselle Park

08559

Stockton Family Practice, Stockton

V9R 2M9

Cline Medical Centre, Nanaimo

V4P 1B5

The Wellness Centre, Port Hawkesbury

L4N9T6

Chelation Center of Barrie, Inc., Barrie

K0K 2K0

Anti-Aging & Family Wellness Clinic, Madoc

L3P 1Y8

Markham Integrative Medicine, Markham

P1B 4B8

North Bay Complementary, North Bay

K2E 1B3

Seekers Centre for Integrative Medicine, Ottawa

K7A 1C3

Dr. C. Minielly, Smith Falls

M3C3F2

Chelation Center of Don Valley Inc., Toronto

M4K 3T1

Jaconello Health Centre, Toronto

M4W 3T1

Chelation and Natural Therapy, Toronto

M6H 3M2

Chelox, Toronto

S7M 5W1

Saskatoon Chelation Centre, Saskatoon

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

collaborator

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

NIH

lead

Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Miami

OTHER

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