Can lowering cholesterol more aggressively help seniors with heart disease?
NCT ID NCT05361421
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two cholesterol-lowering strategies in adults aged 75 and older who have heart or blood vessel disease. One group aims for a very low LDL cholesterol target (below 55 mg/dL) using high-intensity statins, while the other receives standard moderate-intensity statin therapy. The goal is to see if the more aggressive approach reduces the risk of heart-related death, heart attacks, strokes, or the need for procedures to open blocked arteries.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 1,200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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75 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion criteria 1. Age ≥75 years 2. Documented atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (at least 1 of the following) A. Previous acute coronary syndrome (MI or unstable angina) B. Or stable angina with imaging studies of coronary artery disease or functional studies of myocardial ischemia C. Or coronary revascularization (percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass graft) D. Or peripheral artery disease. Exclusion criteria 1. MI or stroke within 1 year 2. LDL-cholesterol level less than 55 mg/dL without statin therapy 3. Active liver disease or persistent unexplained serum AST/ALT elevation more than 2 times the upper limit of normal range 4. Allergy or hypersensitivity to any statin 5. Life expectancy less than 1 years 6. Inability to follow the patient over the period of 1 year after enrollment, as assessed by the investigator
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yonsei University Health System, Severance Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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