Overview

Cholesterol-Lowering Atherosclerosis Study (CLAS)

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
1994-11-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
To determine whether combined therapy with the lipid lowering agents colestipol hydrochloride plus niacin would produce significant change in coronary, carotid, and femoral artery atherosclerosis and coronary bypass graft lesions as determined by angiography. Also, to determine possible correlations between lesion changes and plasma lipid and lipoprotein cholesterol levels and to explore interrelationships of atherosclerosis change in femoral, coronary, and carotid arteries.
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Treatments:
Colestipol
Niacin