Status:
COMPLETED
Ezetimibe Plus Atorvastatin Versus Atorvastatin Alone in Subjects With Primary Hypercholesterolemia (Study P03406)
Lead Sponsor:
Organon and Co
Collaborating Sponsors:
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Conditions:
Hypercholesterolemia
Atherosclerosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
To compare the efficacy of ezetimibe 10 mg added daily to ongoing treatment with atorvastatin 10 mg daily versus ezetimibe placebo added daily to ongoing treatment with atorvastatin 10 mg daily in red...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \>=18 years and \<= 75 years of age with LDL-C concentration \>= 2.6 mmol/L (100 mg/dL) to \<= 4.1 mmol/L (160 mg/dL) using the Friedewald calculation available at the time of randomization Visit 3 (Baseline Visit) and triglyceride concentrations of \< 3.99 mmol/L (350 mg/dL) at Baseline Visit
- documented coronary heart disease
- currently taking atorvastatin 10 mg daily and history has taken 80 % of daily doses for the preceding 6 weeks prior to Visit 3
- liver transaminases (ALT, AST) \< 50 % above the upper limit of normal, with no active liver disease, and CK \< 50 % above the upper limit of normal at Baseline Visit.
- cholesterol lowering diet and exercise program for at least 4 weeks prior to and during the study, and stable weight history.
- women receiving hormonal therapy, including hormone replacement, any estrogen antagonist/agonist, or oral contraceptives, must have been maintained on a stable dose and regimen for at least 8 weeks and continue same regimen during the study.
- women of non-childbearing potential or using acceptable method of birth control.
- subjects must be free of any clinically significant diseases other than hyperlipidemia or coronary heart disease that would interfere with study evaluations.
Exclusion
- Subjects whose body mass index is \>=30 kg/sqm at baseline.
- Subjects who consume \>14 alcoholic drinks per week.
- Any condition or situation that, in the opinion of the investigator, might pose a risk to the subject or interfere with participation in the study.
- Women who are pregnant or nursing.
- Subjects who have not observed designated washout periods for prohibited medications (eg, potent inhibitors of CYP3A4, prescription or over-the-counter agents know to lower lipid levels, corticosteroids), or have been on a stable regimen of any cardiovascular agent for \<6 weeks.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2004
Estimated Enrollment :
137 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00651404
Start Date
January 1 2004
End Date
December 1 2004
Last Update
February 17 2022
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