An Open Labeled Pilot Study of Atorvastatin in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Summary

The aim of this study is to to determine whether atorvastatin 40mg per day is effective in the treatment of SLE.

Timeline

Start

2007-03

Primary completion

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Completion

2009-03

Publications

• Background Kiss E, Soltesz P, Der H, Kocsis Z, Tarr T, Bhattoa H, Shoenfeld Y, Szegedi G. Reduced flow-mediated vasodilation as a marker for cardiovascular complications in lupus patients. J Autoimmun. 2006 Dec;27(4):211-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2006.09.008. Epub 2006 Nov 7.
• Results McCarey DW, McInnes IB, Madhok R, Hampson R, Scherbakov O, Ford I, Capell HA, Sattar N. Trial of Atorvastatin in Rheumatoid Arthritis (TARA): double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2004 Jun 19;363(9426):2015-21. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16449-0.

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