drugset / Trial / NCT01106495

Effect of Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) on Subclinical Atherosclerosis

NCT01106495

Completed 150 enrolled Sun Yat-sen University
RandomizedParallel-groupSingle-blindTreatment

Summary

Shear stress maybe the most crucial local factor affecting atherogenesis. The present study investigated the effect of exposure to increased shear stress promoted by Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) on the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis and the underlying inflammation- related molecular mechanisms

Timeline

Start
2010-05
Primary completion
2018-10
Completion
2020-01

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Simvastatin Small molecule 40 mg

Indications