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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Official Title
Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT)
Objective
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of ethylene diamine tetra-acetic (EDTA) chelation therapy in individuals with coronary artery disease.
Sponsor
Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Miami
Timeline
Timeline | |
Start Date | September 2003 |
Run-In Period | August 2012 |
End Date | October 2011 |
Status | Completed |
The previous information was derived from ClinicalTrials.gov on 11/19/2013 using the identification number NCT00044213.
Study Description
Study Description | |
Study Type | Interventional |
Study Phase | Phase 3 |
Study Design | |
Allocation | Randomized |
Endpoint | Efficacy Study |
Interventional Model | Factorial Assignment |
Masking | Double Blind (Subject, Investigator) |
Study Details | |
Primary Purpose | Treatment |
Condition | Coronary artery disease |
Intervention | EDTA <vs> EDTA placebo High dose vitamin High dose vitamin placebo |
Study Arms | Active Comparator: EDTA + high dose vitamin Placebo Comparator: EDTA + high dose vitamin placebo Placebo Comparator: EDTA placebo + high dose vitamin Placebo Comparator: EDTA placebo + high dose vitamin placebo |
Population Size | 1708 |
The previous information was derived from ClinicalTrials.gov on 11/19/2013 using the identification number NCT00044213.