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Exploratory clinical study of pravastatin therapy as a medical treatment for unruptured vertebral artery dissectio

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Diseases of the circulatory system
Registration Number
KCT0003597
Lead Sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
34
Inclusion Criteria

? Patients of korean nationality over 20 years old and under 75 years old
? In the last 4 weeks, mildly and medically controlled symptoms occured, excluding hemorrhage and cerebral infarction of a moderate degree or severe, and unruptured vertebral artery dissection related to symptoms is radiologically identified
? Vertebral artery dissection in V3 or V4 segments
? Patients who agreed with this study

Exclusion Criteria

? Vertebral artery dissection with hemorrhagic or moderate to severe ischemic cerebral infarction
? Patients with diabetes or other vascular endothelial abnormalities
? Patients who are currently taking statin or lipid lowering drugs for dyslipidemia or cardiovascular disease
? Patients who had previous endovascular treatment or surgery or radiotherapy in or near the lesion
? Patients with significant underlying disease or active infection or severe trauma
? Patients with poor medication compliance
? Patients with past history of pravastatin, aspirin-induced hypersensitivity and adverse events
? Patients with galactose intolerance, lactose intolerance, Glucose-galactose malabsorption and genetic problem with paravastatin
? severe liver failure(liver cirrhosis) or renal failure(eGFR < 30 ml/min/1.7 m2)
? Patients with past history of myopathy including rhabdomyolysis
? Women who are pregnant or possibly pregnant or who are lactating
? Heavy drinker
? Patients with hemophilia or with bleeding tendency or treated with peptic ulcer
? Patients taking medication which is contraindication of comedication drugs with pravastatin, aspirin or has drug-drug interaction with pravastatin, aspirin

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Comparative evaluation of the radiologic changes of unruptured vertebral artery dissection on magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) for 6 months compared with MRI performed at the first visit.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical symptoms;Evaluation of Low-density lipoprotein(LDL) in blood;Evaluation of C-reactive protein(CRP) in blood
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