Conditions: Atherosclerosis
Keywords: atheroma IVUS Intravascular ultrasound atherosclerosis
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 672
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to test the safety and effectiveness of rosiglitazone against a sulfonylurea in reducing or slowing the development of atherosclerosis in the blood vessels of the heart.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: oral anti-diabetic medication arm 2: oral anti-diabetic medication

Interventions: intervention 1: Glipizide intervention 2: rosiglitazone maleate
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: oral anti-diabetic medication intervention 2: oral antidiabetic medication

Protocol document: