Efficacy of High and Low-Dose Simvastatin on Vascular Oxidative Stress and Neurological Outcome in Patients With AIS
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Patients with acute ischemic stroke will be divided into 2 groups by double-blind,
randomized, and controlled trial. Personality and past history of the patients will be
recorded after the patients signed inform consent. The patient will be collected blood among
10 cc. for measurement biomarker in serum that related plaque stability for baseline and
obtained neurological examination for baseline.
The patients must be take pills for 180 days by randomized code number on pill box, and
patients must be turn into the site for follow up visit at Day 90 and Day 180. All visits of
the patients will be collected blood among 10 cc. for measurement biomarker in serum that
related plaque stability and obtained neurological examination.
Next, the data will be separated with code number for divided group into 2 groups. Group 1 is
simvastatin 10 mg per day treatment (n=36) and Group 2 is simvastatin 40 mg per day
treatment. Finally, all data of each group will be calculated mean ± standard deviation, and
compared by statistical analysis.