Vasoprotection by Atorvastatin in Children and Adolescents with Diabetes Type 1, a 2-Year Pilot Study
- Conditions
- E10Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Diabetes type 1
- LDL-C below 130 mg/dL
- Increased IMT above 0.53 mm
- Male or female
- CPK below 217 I
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Active liver disease or hepatic dysfunction,
AST or ALT above 3x the upper limit of normal (ULN)
- CPK above 5xULN or above 3xULN with muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness
- Severe renal dysfunction, nephrotic syndrome
- Known hypersensitivity to HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors
- Other significant abnormalities that may compromise the patient`s safety or successful participation in the study
- LDL-C below 25 mg/dL and above 130 mg/dL during the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Regression of Intima media thickness / roughness of the carotic arteries by B-mode ultra- sound in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus after 24 months.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Reduction of Endothelial- / inflammation markers, lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 , PAI-1 <br>2. Percent change from baseline in total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), LDL-C, HDL-C, VLDL-C, Apo AI, Apo AII, apo B, Lp(a)