Effects of Rosuvastatin on Carotid Artery Plaques in Patients With Inflammatory Joint Disease

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

114

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2013

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2013

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2013

Conditions
Carotid Artery PlaqueAnkylosing SpondylitisRheumatoid Arthritis
Interventions
DRUG

Rosuvastatin

All the patients who have signed the informed consent will after they have had performed a MCT and possibly SCC with an IVUS, will be give Rosuvastatinuntill their LDL level has reached 1.6-1.8 mmol/l. The objective is that all the participants should have reached 1.6-1.8 mmol/l 3 months after the start of the study. The participants will remain on Rosuvastatin medication for a total of 18 months.

Trial Locations (1)

NO-0319

Anne Grete Semb, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet hospital, Oslo

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Diakonhjemmet Hospital

OTHER

NCT01389388 - Effects of Rosuvastatin on Carotid Artery Plaques in Patients With Inflammatory Joint Disease | Biotech Hunter | Biotech Hunter