TElmisartan in the management of abDominal aortic aneurYsm (TEDY): The study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Experimental studies suggest that angiotensin II plays a central role in the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm. This trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of the angiotensin receptor blocker telmisartan in limiting the progression of abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Methods/design

Telmisartan in the management of abdominal aortic aneurysm (TEDY) is a multicentre, parallel-design, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with an intention-to-treat analysis. We aim to randomly assign 300 participants with small abdominal aortic aneurysm to either 40 mg of telmisartan or identical placebo and follow patients over 2 years. The primary endpoint will be abdominal aortic aneurysm growth as measured by 1) maximum infra-renal aortic volume on computed tomographic

SUBMITTER: Morris DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4482315 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature