Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of Lovaza on Lipoprotein Composition and Function in Mild Hypertriglyceridemia

Lead Sponsor:

Sanford Research

Collaborating Sponsors:

GlaxoSmithKline

Conditions:

Hypertriglyceridemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-79 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study will build upon a previous finding that showed a triglyceride lowering effect of prescription omega-3 in combined therapy with statins. The proposed study will use a simple change from base...

Detailed Description

This study will build upon a previous finding that showed a triglyceride lowering effect of prescription omega-3 in combined therapy with statins. The proposed study will use a simple change from base...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18-79 years
  • Stable does of statins ≥ 8 weeks prior to screening
  • Good health by medical history, physical exam, electrocardiogram, laboratory test (e.g., serum chem., urinalysis)
  • Mean fasting serum triglyceride of two most recent tests in medical record ≥ 200 and \< 500 mg/dL
  • Mean LDL-cholesterol of two most recent tests in medical record ≤ 1.1 × NCEP ATP III goal

Exclusion

  • Medications, vitamin pills, nutritional supplements or herbal preparations deemed exclusionary per primary investigator for possible interference
  • Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (e.g. \[HbA1c\] \> 8.0%)
  • History of a cardiovascular event
  • Past revascularization procedure
  • Past aortic aneurysm or an aortic dissection \< 6 months prior to screening
  • History of pancreatitis
  • Sensitivity to any statin OR to omega-3 fatty acids or fish products
  • Poorly controlled hypertension (i.e.: \>=160 systolic (resting) and/or \>=100 diastolic (resting)) at 2 consecutive visits
  • Serum Creatinine ≥ 2.0 mg/dL
  • Serum transaminase \> 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN); including aspartate aminotransferase \[AST\] or alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\]; 31 U/L for AST, 45 U/L for ALT
  • Creatine Kinase (CK) \> 3.0 × ULN
  • Taking other triglyceride lowering drugs (e.g., niacin, fibrates) or fish oil supplements providing more than 500 mg of EPA+DHA per day
  • Contraindications for Lovaza per product insert
  • Women who are pregnant or nursing

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

15 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00959842

Start Date

September 1 2009

End Date

February 1 2010

Last Update

October 20 2021

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Sanford Research/USD

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57105