Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 9:11 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 9:11 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01417104
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria: Patients, both males and females, were eligible if they were ≥ 45 years of age, with previously documented cardiovascular disease, defined as at least one of the following: myocardial infarction (MI), cerebrovascular accident (CVA), coronary bypass surgery and/or percutaneous intervention, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), defined as ankle brachial index (ABI) \<0.9 and/or prior peripheral intervention/surgery. Subjects on angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) therapy were eligible to participate, provided no dose adjustments were made during the course of the study.
Exclusion Criteria: Contraindications to the MRI exam (pacemakers, metallic implants, severe claustrophobia); diagnosis of Type II Diabetes or use of hypoglycemic drugs; uncontrolled hypertension (\>145/90 mm Hg); low density lipoprotein (LDL) of ≥ 130mg/dL; renal insufficiency defined as glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≤ 40 ml/minute (derived by the Modified Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation); initiation of new therapy with statins, ACEI/ARBs, anti-oxidants, calcium channel blockers, diuretics, β blockers; transient ischemic cerebral attack during the prior 6 months; history of allergy to renin inhibitors; unstable cardiac syndromes; symptomatic arrhythmias; history of malignancy including leukemia and lymphoma (but not basal cell skin cancer, cured squamous cell cancer and localized prostate cancer) and history of allergy to renin inhibitors.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
45 Years
Study:
NCT01417104
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01417104