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		Related trials
		 
				 WACS vitamin E, 2007 - vitamin E  vs placebo 
				 WACS vitamin C, 2007 - vitamin C  vs placebo 
				 WACS beta-caroten, 2007 - beta carotene  vs placebo 
				 HOPE renal insufficiency subgroup, 2004 - vitamin E  vs placebo 
				 Tepel, 2003 - acetylcysteine  vs placebo 
				 WAVE (Waters), 2002 - combination  vs placebo 
				 HPS antioxidant, 2002 - combination  vs placebo 
				 HATS, 2001 - combination  vs placebo 
				 HOPE, 2000 - vitamin E  vs placebo 
				 SPACE, 2000 - vitamin E  vs placebo 
				 GISSI, 1999 - vitamin E  vs control 
				 ATBC 2nd prev subgroup (vitamin E), 1998 - vitamin E  vs placebo 
				 ATBC 2nd prev subgroup (b carotene), 1998 - beta carotene  vs placebo 
				 MVP, 1997 - combination  vs placebo 
				 CHAOS, 1996 - vitamin E  vs placebo 
 
 
		See also:
		All cardiovascular prevention clinical trials
				
			
		
			
			All clinical trials of antioxydants
			
		
		
			
			All clinical trials of vitamin E |  | Treatments
	
		| Studied treatment | vitamin E 800 IU daily 
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		| Control treatment | matching placebo 
 |  Patients
		
			| Patients | Haemodialysis patients aged 4075 years with pre-existing cardiovascular disease |  | Baseline characteristics | 
						
							| Women (%) | 31% |  
							| age (yr) | 64.5y |  |  Method and design
	
		| Randomized effectives | 97 / 99 (studied vs. control) |  
			| Design | Parallel groups |  
			| Blinding | double -blind |  
			| Follow-up duration | 1.42 years |  
			| Number of centre | 6 |  
			| Geographic area | Israel |  
			| Hypothesis | Superiority |  
			| Primary endpoint | MI, stroke, PVD, unstable angina |  
 
 Results
	
		
	
	
		
			Endpoint
		
	
	
		
		Studied treat.n/N
			
	
	
		
		Control treat.
 n/N
		
	
	
		
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			RR [95% CI]
 
				Coronary event
				8 / 97 18 / 99
 0,45 [0,21;0,99]
 
				Cardiovascular death
				9 / 97 15 / 99
 0,61 [0,28;1,33]
 
				cardiovascular events
				18 / 97 34 / 99
 0,54 [0,33;0,89]
 
				All cause death
				31 / 97 29 / 99
 1,09 [0,72;1,66]
 
				stroke (fatal and non fatal) 
				5 / 97 6 / 99
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					0,85 [0,27;2,70]
 
				ischemic stroke 
				5 / 97 6 / 99
 classic
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					0,85 [0,27;2,70]
				
			
	
	
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			1.0
 
		
		
				
					| Relative risks |  
			| Endpoint | Events (%) | Relative Risk | 95% CI | Endpoint definition in the trial
 | Ref |  
			| Studied treat. | Control treat. |  
						| Coronary event | 8 / 97 (8,2%) | 18 / 99 (18,2%) | 0,45 | [0,21;0,99] | MI including SD | 2948 |  
						| Cardiovascular death | 9 / 97 (9,3%) | 15 / 99 (15,2%) | 0,61 | [0,28;1,33] |  | 2948 |  
						| cardiovascular events | 18 / 97 (18,6%) | 34 / 99 (34,3%) | 0,54 | [0,33;0,89] | including sudden death | 2948 |  
						| All cause death | 31 / 97 (32,0%) | 29 / 99 (29,3%) | 1,09 | [0,72;1,66] |  | 2948 |  
						| stroke (fatal and non fatal) | 5 / 97 (5,2%) | 6 / 99 (6,1%) | 0,85 | [0,27;2,70] |  | 2948 |  
						| ischemic stroke | 5 / 97 (5,2%) | 6 / 99 (6,1%) | 0,85 | [0,27;2,70] | BMJ 2010 | 13777 |  
			| The primary endpoint (if exists) appears in blod characters |  
			| Reference(s) used for data extraction: 
				
					2948: Boaz M, Smetana S, Weinstein T, Matas Z, Gafter U, Iaina A, Knecht A, Weissgarten Y, Brunner D, Fainaru M, Green MSSecondary prevention with antioxidants of cardiovascular disease in endstage renal disease (SPACE): randomised placebo-controlled trial.Lancet 2000 Oct 7;356:1213-8
				
				
					13777: Schürks M, Glynn RJ, Rist PM, Tzourio C, Kurth TEffects of vitamin E on stroke subtypes: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.BMJ 2010 Nov 4;341:c5702
				
				
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			| Endpoint | studied treat. | control treat. | mean diff |  
	
	
				
					| Absolute risk reduction |  
		| Endpoint | Events rate | Absolute risk reduction (ARR)
 |  
		| Studied treat. | Control treat. |  
				| Coronary event | 8,25% | 18,18% | -99,3‰ |  
				| Cardiovascular death | 9,28% | 15,15% | -58,7‰ |  
				| cardiovascular events | 18,56% | 34,34% | -157,9‰ |  
				| All cause death | 31,96% | 29,29% | 2,7% |  
				| stroke (fatal and non fatal) | 5,15% | 6,06% | -9,1‰ |  
				| ischemic stroke | 5,15% | 6,06% | -9,1‰ |  Meta-analysis of all similar trials: 
				
					antioxydants in cardiovascular prevention for patients with renal disease
				
			 
				
					antioxydants in cardiovascular prevention for secondary prevention
				
			 
 
 
		 Reference(s)
			
				
			    Boaz M, Smetana S, Weinstein T, Matas Z, Gafter U, Iaina A, Knecht A, Weissgarten Y, Brunner D, Fainaru M, Green MS. 
			    Secondary prevention with antioxidants of cardiovascular disease in endstage renal disease (SPACE): randomised placebo-controlled trial..
			    Lancet 2000 Oct 7;356:1213-8
			    
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