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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN64637517
ISRCTN64637517
Completed
Not Applicable

Randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial of 40 mg/day of Atorvastatin on reduction in severity of SEPSIS in ward patients

Heart of England Foundation Trust (UK)0 sites414 target enrollmentJanuary 4, 2007

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Sepsis
Sponsor
Heart of England Foundation Trust (UK)
Enrollment
414
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
January 4, 2007
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Heart of England Foundation Trust (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Aged more than 18 years
  • 2\. Patients history suggestive of a new infection such as pneumonia, empyema, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), meningitis, skin/soft tissue inflammation, acute abdominal infection, bone/joint infection, wound infection, catheter or device infection or endocarditis
  • 3\. More than or equal to two of the following signs and symptoms of infection both present and new to the patient including:
  • a. temperature more than 38°C or 36°C
  • b. chills with rigors
  • c. heart rate more than 90 beats per minute
  • d. respiratory rate more than 20 bpm, or
  • e. headache with stiff neck

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Signs of severe sepsis
  • 2\. Known active liver disease, alcohol abuse or persistantly abnormal liver function tests
  • 3\. Alanine aminotransferase more than two times the upper limit of normal laboratory ranges
  • 4\. Creatine kinase more than three times the upper limit of laboratory normal ranges
  • 5\. Pregnancy, breast feeding or women of child bearing potential not using adequate contraception
  • 6\. Previous adverse reaction to statins
  • 7\. Concomitant use of fibrates or other lipid lowering therapy
  • 8\. Administration of Atorvastatin was ceased less than or equal to two weeks prior to the trial
  • 9\. Concomitant use of erythromycin, telithromycin, clarithromycin, itraconazole, imidazoles, triazoles, cyclosporin or grapefruit juice
  • 10\. Patients in another clinical trial

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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