Status:

COMPLETED

Metabolic Effects of an 8 Week Niaspan Treatment in Patients With Abdominal Obesity and Mixed Dyslipidemia

Lead Sponsor:

Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Rhone-Alpe

Collaborating Sponsors:

Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France

GlaxoSmithKline

Conditions:

Insulin Sensitivity

Lipoproteins Metabolism

Eligibility:

MALE

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Nicotinic acid (Niacin) has been used for many years for the treatment of dyslipidemia. Indeed Niacin decreases triglycerides (TG) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) but more importantly ...

Detailed Description

24 patients will be included in a double blind placebo controlled cross-over 8 week study comparing placebo to Niaspan (a long release formulation of niacin). In order to prevent any drop out linked t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Waist circumference \> 94cm
  • Triglyceride concentration between 150mg/dL and 400mg/dL
  • HDL-c \< 60mg/dL
  • Body mass index: 27 to 35 kg/m²

Exclusion

  • cancer
  • diabetes mellitus
  • hepatic, renal or digestive disorder
  • hypertension
  • chronic medical treatment interfering on lipids parameters

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01216956

Start Date

September 1 2006

End Date

March 1 2010

Last Update

October 7 2010

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Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine

Nantes, France