Overview

Rosuvastatin Treatment for Intracranial Arterial Stenosis Based on Magnetic Resonance Angiography

Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2018-07-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of rosuvastatin treatment on degree of intracranial arterial stenosis.
Phase:
N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Tokyo Medical University
Treatments:
Rosuvastatin Calcium
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male or female patients between 30 and 80 years of age.

2. Patients with noncardioembolic ischemic stroke

3. Patients with intracranial arterial stenosis ≥50% in supraclinoid internal carotid
artery, M1 portion of middle cerebral artery, A1 portion of anterior cerebral artery,
P1 portion of posterior cerebral artery, or basilar artery.

4. LDL-C level is more than 100 mg/dl (2.6 mmol/L) or under treatment of dyslipidemia

5. Patients taking clopidogrel as antiplatelet therapy when providing informed consent

6. Patients considered to be able to visit the study site

7. Patients who provided written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Any haemorrhagic stroke or haemorrhagic infarction

2. Familial hypercholesterolemia

3. Patients with uncontrolled angina pectoris or congestive heart failure

4. Patients with severe liver or renal dysfunction

5. Patients with a malignant tumor requiring treatment

6. Patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus

7. Patients with secondary dyslipidemia (due to corticosteroid etc)

8. Patients with a history of myopathy

9. Patients considered by the investigator to be unsuitable for participating in this
study