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. 2020 May 5;2020(5):CD002785. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002785.pub2

TACT2.

Study name Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy 2 (TACT2)
Methods Phase 3, double‐blind, RCT, 2 x 2 factorial design
Participants 1200 participants with diabetes and prior myocardial infarction
Interventions Active disodium EDTA (chelation) + active oral multi vitamins/minerals (OMVM)
Active disodium EDTA (chelation) + placebo OMVM
Placebo disodium EDTA (chelation) + active OMVM
Placebo disodium EDTA (chelation) + placebo OMVM
Outcomes Composite of all‐cause mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary revascularisation or hospitalisation for unstable angina over 5 years
Starting date October 2016
Contact information Gervasio Lamas, MD, TACT2 Study Chair, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Miami, Florida, United States
Notes Expected completion in 2021