Homocysteine Lowering and Atherosclerosis Reduction Trial (HART)

Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS)

Status and phase

Unknown

Phase 4

Conditions

Atherosclerosis

Cardiovascular Disease

Treatments

Drug: Vitamins: Folic acid, B6, B12

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00217178

HART, CIHR Grant # MCT 44159

CIHR, MCT 44159

Details and patient eligibility

About

Study Objective:

To evaluate whether combined therapy with folic acid 2.5 mg/day, vitamin B6 50 mg/day and vitamin B12 1000 micrograms/day vs placebo reduces the rate of atherosclerosis progression, as evaluated by quantitative B-mode carotid ultrasound (US).

Full description

The HART study is designed as a substudy of the Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation-2 (HOPE-2)trial which evaluates the effect of combined therapy ? folic acid and vitamin B6 and B12 on clinical events. The study is designed to enrol 900 study participants randomized to homocysteine lowering therapies or placebo. Follow-up will estimate over 5 years. Study participants will undergo yearly carotid B-Mode ultrasound examinations.

Sex

All

Ages

55+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:Women and Men aged ≥ 55 years at high risk for CV events with: (a) Documented (CAD): i) History of prior MI; ii) stable or unstable angina with documented multivessel CAD or strongly positive stress test; iii) Multivessel CAD and PTCA ≥ 6 months prior to randomization; iv) multivessel CABG ≥ 4 years prior to randomization; v) Multivessel CAD on angiography; (b) Documented peripheral vascular disease (PVD): i) Previous limp bypass surgery and/or previous peripheral percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and/or previous limp or foot amputation due to PVD.ii) History of intermittent claudication with ankle/arm blood pressure ratio of ≤ 0.80 or with significant arterial stenosis on angiography; (c) Documented cerebrovascular disease: i) History of previous ischemic stroke; and (d) Diabetes mellitus with ≥ 1 additional major CV risk factor(s). (2) Provision of informed consent.(3) Adequate baseline carotid US examination.

Exclusion Criteria:1. Current use of folic acid supplements > 200 mg/day. 2. Known previous adverse reactions to folic acid, Vitamin B6 or B12. 3. Planned cardiac, peripheral or cerebrovascular.