Status:

COMPLETED

Ezetrol Post-Marketing Study

Lead Sponsor:

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Conditions:

Hyperlipidemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

To compare the lipid lowering efficacy of adding ezetimibe to statin vs. statin alone.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Men Or Women Older Than 20 And Younger Than 80 Years Of Age
  • Willing To Follow An Ncep Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) Or Similar Cholesterol-Lowering Diet For The Duration Of The Study
  • Female Patients Receiving Hormone Therapy (Including Hormone Replacement Therapy, And Estrogen Antagonist/Agonist, Or Oral Contraceptives) If Maintained On A Stable Dose And Regimen For At Least 8 Weeks Prior To Visit 1 And If Willing To Continue The Same Regimen Throughout The Study
  • Patient With Total Cholesterol Equal Or Greater Than 240 Mg/Dl Or Ldl-C Equal Or Greater Than 160 Mg/Dl For Primary (Heterozygous Familial And Non-Familial) Hypercholesterolemia And/Or Ldl-C Equal Or Greater Than 130 Mg/Dl For Secondary Hypercholesterolemia With Identifiable Risk Factors
  • Patient Is Able To Discontinue Any Lipid Lowering Drugs For 6-8 Weeks Wash-Out Period (6 Week For Statin And 8 Week For Fibrate)
  • Triglyceride (Tg) Concentrations Equal Or Less Than 400 Mg/Dl
  • Liver Transaminases (Alt, Ast) Equal Or Less Than 1.5x Uln With No Active Liver Disease And Equal Or Less Than 1.5x Uln At Visit 2

Exclusion

  • Women Who Are Pregnant Or Lactating
  • History Of Mental Instability, Drug/Alcohol Abuse Within The Past 5 Years, Or Major Psychiatric Illness Not Adequately Controlled And Stable On Pharmacotherapy
  • Patients Who Have Been Treated With Any Other Investigational Drug Within 3 Months Of Visit 1
  • Patients Previously Randomized To A Study With Ezetimibe
  • Active Liver Disease Or Impaired Liver Function Tests (Alt, Ast \> 1.5xuln)
  • Impaired Renal Function ( Serum Creatinine Equal Or Greater Than 1.5 Mg/Dl Or Urine Protein Equal Or Greater Than 100 Mg/L) Or Nephritic Syndrome At Visit 1
  • Unstable Angina
  • Myocardial Infarction, Coronary Bypass Surgery Or Angioplasty Within The Previous Three Months Of Visit 1
  • Uncontrolled Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Uncontrolled Hypertension (Treated Or Untreated) With Systolic Blood Pressure \> 160 Mmhg Or Diastolic \> 100 Mmhg At Visit 1
  • Poorly Controlled Diabetes Mellitus Patient. (Hba1c\>8.0%). If The Patient Treated With Md, No Any Dm Medication Will Be Change During The Study Period)
  • Uncontrolled Endocrine Or Metabolic Disease Known To Influence Serum Lipids Or Lipoprotein, E.G. Hyperthyroidism (Tsh \> 5.5 (Iu/Ml). However, Patients Who Are On A Stable Therapy Of Thyroid Replacement Therapy For At Least 6 Weeks Are Eligible For Enrollment
  • Patients Hypersensitive To Hmg-Coa Reductase Inhibitors Or Ezetimibe
  • Patient Who Is Unable To Give Informed Consent (The Patient With A Legal Representative To Sign The Informed Consent Is Eligible To Participate The Study.)
  • Any Condition Or Situation Which, In The Opinion Of The Investigator, Might Pose A Risk To The Patient Or Confound The Results Of The Study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00753883

Start Date

July 1 2006

Last Update

September 17 2008

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