Status:

COMPLETED

Addition of Ezetimibe (Ezetrol®) to Ongoing Therapy With Rosuvastatin (Crestor®) in HIV Positive Patients Not Reaching Cholesterol Targets

Lead Sponsor:

University of British Columbia

Collaborating Sponsors:

Merck Frosst-Schering Pharma, G.P.

Conditions:

Hypercholesterolemia

HIV Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

19+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study involves comparing the effectiveness of treatments in HIV positive patients who may be predisposed to heart attack or stroke. The investigators will evaluate the effectiveness of two drugs,...

Detailed Description

This study seeks to determine whether HIV positive patients who have suboptimal lipids and/or are not reaching specified lipid targets will benefit from the addition of a second lipid lowering drug (e...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • HIV positive
  • currently taking 10mg of rosuvastatin
  • recent (within three months) fasting lipid profile in which the serum total cholesterol to HDL ratio is \>5.0

Exclusion

  • Previous adverse reaction to ezetimibe
  • taken ezetimibe within 30 days of starting the study
  • history of vascular disease
  • allergic reaction or muscle problems while taking any statin
  • currently taking other lipid lowering medications (i.e. a fibrates or cholestyramine)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

43 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00908011

Start Date

June 1 2009

End Date

January 1 2015

Last Update

January 1 2016

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St. Paul's Hospital HIV Immunodeficiency/Metabolic Clinic

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6Z 1Y6