Design of the Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT).
Journal Article (Journal Article)
TACT is an National Institutes of Health-sponsored, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2 × 2 factorial clinical trial testing the benefits and risks of 40 infusions of a multicomponent disodium EDTA chelation solution compared with placebo and of an oral, high-dose multivitamin and mineral supplement. TACT has randomized and will follow up 1,708 patients for an average of approximately 4 years. The primary end point is a composite of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary revascularization, and hospitalization for angina. A 900-patient substudy will examine quality-of-life outcomes. The trial is designed to have >85% power to detect a 25% relative reduction in the primary end point for each treatment factor. Enrollment began in September 2003 and was completed in October 2010.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Lamas, GA; Goertz, C; Boineau, R; Mark, DB; Rozema, T; Nahin, RL; Drisko, JA; Lee, KL
Published Date
- January 2012
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 163 / 1
Start / End Page
- 7 - 12
PubMed ID
- 22172430
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC3243954
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1097-6744
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.10.002
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States