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Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy

This trial is not actively recruiting. Thank you for your interest.

Principal Investigator Name:Pamela Ouyang, MBBS
    
Study Coordinator Name:Melanie Herr, RN
Contact Phone:

(410) 550 - HART (4278)
Study Coordinator

Contact E-mail:mherr@jhmi.edu
Study Coordinator
Study Short Title:TACT Study
Study Long Title:

Trial To Assess Chelation Therapy

IRB Number:HBV 03-06-19-01
Funding Source:National Institutes of Health
Summary of Trial:

Volunteers are needed for a
CHELATION THERAPY Study
Sponsored by the National Institutes of  Health

Chelation (key-LAY-shun)Therapy is being studied as a potential treatment for coronary heart disease in people who have had a previous heart attack.

If you participate in this study, you will receive 28 months of treatment and up to 32 months of follow-up. You will not be charged for participating in this study and will receive vitamin and mineral supplements.

Inclusions:

We are seeking volunteers  50 years  or older who have survived a heart attack.

Exclusions:

You must not have smoked for the past 3 months and not have had chelation therapy for at least the last 5 years.

Clinical Trial Site:Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
4940 Eastern Ave
Bldg B room 420
Baltimore, MD 21224
Compensation for Participating?No
Start Date:January 2004
Anticipated End Date:January 2008
 

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