FOCUS:Focus On Coronary Unstable Syndromes

Official Title: “A Placebo-controlled, Double-blind, Randomized, Multicenter Study of Ramipril 5 and 10 mg Capsules and Insulin Infusion in Subjects With Unstable Coronary Syndromes”

Study objectives: - To demonstrate that the acute administration of ramipril will control the inflammation process in patients with high-risk Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) as assessed by the high sensitivity C-reactive protein blood levels. - To demonstrate that the normalization of blood glucose levels with intravenous insulin will improve the inflammation process during the acute phase of an ACS as assessed by Tumor necrosis factor alpha blood levels.

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

• Drug: Ramipril

Primary Measures

• To assess the highly specific C-reactive protein (hsCRP) blood levels
  • Time Frame: during the study conduct
    Safety Issue?: No
• To assess the tumor necrosing factor alpha (TNFα) blood levels
  • Time Frame: during the study conduct
    Safety Issue?: No

Secondary Measures

• TEAEs collection
  • Time Frame: From the signature of the informed consent up to the end of the study
    Safety Issue?: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subject either not of childbearing potential or is not pregnant and agrees to use contraceptive measure for the duration of the study
• Subjects presenting within 12 hours after the last episode of chest pain with:
• An accelerating pattern of anginal pain
• A prolonged or recurrent anginal pain at rest or with minimal effort AND
• Evidence of myocardial ischemia on ECG manifested by at least one of the following ECG criteria: - new persistent or transient ST-segment depression OR transient or reversible ST-segment elevation or new persistent or transient
• T-wave inversion OR Abnormal cardiac markers defined as: CK-MB greater than the upper limit of normal Troponin T or I level greater than the upper limit of normal.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Known or suspected pregnancy or actively breast-feeding
• Female of childbearing potential not using or planning to use a reliable method of contraception
• Treatment with Hormone Replacement Therapy at time of randomization
• Angina precipitated by obvious provoking factors
• Heart Failure defined as known ejection fraction less or equal to 40% or NYHA (New
• York Heart Association) class III pr IV
• Type I Diabetes Mellitus
• Type II diabetes requiring insulin therapy
• Hyperkaliemia
• Acute chronic inflammatory, collagen tissue disease, auto-immune disease or cancer and/or requiring the use of anti-inflammatory or anti-neoplastic agents at the time of randomization
• Use of a non-steriodal anti-inflammatory agent, coxibs, or anti-neoplasic agent within last 7 days
• Use of any oral or intra-venous steroidal agent in the last 7 days before study entry
• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Systolic pressure < 100 mmHg at randomization
• Likelihood of requiring treatment during the study period with drugs not permitted by the protocol
• Treatment with any investigational product or device in the last 4 weeks
• Previous participation into the trial
• History of hypersensitivity, allergy, or intolerance to Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme inhibitors.
• Severe cardiovascular diseases requiring urgent therapy
• Severe or co-morbid condition
• History of cancer not known to be disease free, with the exception of basal cell carcinoma of the skin
• Clinically important systemic disorder
• Impaired hepatic function
• Clinically important chronic or acute renal failure
• History of drug or alcohol abuse

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Lead Investigator: Sanofi-Aventis Industry

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Stan Glezer Study Director Sanofi-Aventis  

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on February 12, 2012

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00268619

Study ID Number: HOE498_3501

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00268619

Health Authority: Canada: Health Canada