Statin Drugs to Prevent Complications During Surgery

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

60

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 31, 2007

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2010

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2010

Conditions
InflammationMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial Ischemia
Interventions
DRUG

Atorvastatin

atorvastatin 80 mg daily for at least 7 preoperative days atorvastatin 80 mg on day of surgery atorvastatin 80 mg daily for up to 7 postoperative days

DRUG

Atorvastatin

Daily placebo on the preoperative days atorvastatin 80 mg on day of surgery atorvastatin 80 mg daily for up to 7 postoperative days

DRUG

Placebo

Daily placebo in preoperative period Placebo on day of surgery Daily placebo for up to 7 postoperative days

Trial Locations (1)

K1Y4E9

The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

OTHER

collaborator

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario

OTHER

lead

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

OTHER