Status:
COMPLETED
Efficacy of Lapaquistat Acetate and Simvastatin in Subjects With Primary Dyslipidemia.
Lead Sponsor:
Takeda
Conditions:
Hypercholesterolemia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to determine the efficacy of lapaquistat acetate, once daily (QD), taken with simvastatin on cholesterol levels in subjects with primary dyslipidemia
Detailed Description
In humans, cholesterol is acquired from dietary sources and is produced de novo in the liver, intestine, and various other tissues. Normally, the balance among cholesterol synthesis, dietary intake, a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Females of childbearing potential who are sexually active must agree to use adequate contraception from screening throughout the duration of the study and for 30 days following the last dose.
- Has a documented history of dyslipidemia with or without cardiovascular risk factors but without type 1 or 2 diabetes.
- Is on a stable dose of simvastatin, either 20 or 40 mg, for at least 4 weeks prior to Screening.
- Prior to Randomization, the participant has a mean low density lipoprotein cholesterol level greater than or equal to 100 mg/dL and less than or equal to 190 mg/dL for 2 consecutive samples.
- Prior to Randomization, the subject has mean triglyceride level greater than or equal to 400 mg/dL for 2 consecutive samples.
- Is willing and able to comply with the recommended, standardized diet.
Exclusion
- Has annine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase level greater than 1.5 times the upper limit of normal, identified during screening.
- Has a serum creatinine greater than 133 mmol/L, identified during screening.
- Has a creatine kinase greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal, identified during screening.
- Has active liver disease or jaundice.
- Has taken any bile acid sequestrants \[eg, cholestyramine\], and intestinal cholesterol uptake inhibitors \[eg, ezetimibe\]) from 30 days before Screening until study completion or any fibrates for 6 weeks before Visit 1.
- Has a previous history of cancer that has been in remission for less than 5 years prior to the first dose of study medication.
- Has an endocrine disorder, such as Cushing's syndrome, hyperthyroidism, or inappropriately treated hypothyroidism affecting lipid metabolism.
- Has a history of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, unstable angina, transient ischemic attacks, cerebrovascular accident, peripheral vascular disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm, coronary angioplasty, coronary or peripheral arterial surgery, or multiple risk factors that confer a 10-year risk for cardiovascular heart disease greater than 20% based on Framingham risk scoring.
- Has a positive hepatitis B surface antigen or hepatitis C virus antibody test, as determined by medical history.
- Has a positive human immunodeficiency virus status or is taking antiretroviral medications, as determined by medical history and/or subject's verbal report.
- Has received any investigational medication 30 days prior to screening, (for drugs with a long half-life, within a period of less than 5 times the drug's half-life) or is participating in an investigational study.
- Has received lapaquistat acetate in a previous clinical study or as a therapeutic agent.
- Has a history or presence of clinically significant food allergy that would prevent adherence to the specialized diet.
- Has a known heterozygous or homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia or known type III hyperlipoproteinemia (familial dysbetalipoproteinemia).
- Has fibromyalgia, myopathy, rhabdomyolysis, or unexplained muscle pain.
- Has uncontrolled hypertension
- Has had inflammatory bowel disease or any other malabsorption syndrome, or has had gastric bypass or any other surgical procedure for weight loss.
- Has a history of drug abuse or a history of high alcohol intake within the previous 2 years.
- Has type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
411 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00256178
Start Date
October 1 2005
End Date
March 1 2007
Last Update
May 24 2012
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