Status:
COMPLETED
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Rosuvastatin in Children and Adolescents With Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Lead Sponsor:
AstraZeneca
Conditions:
Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH)
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-17 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to establish the efficacy, safety and tolerability of rosuvastatin in children and adolescents with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
Detailed Description
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center, cross-over study of the efficacy, safety and tolerability rosuvastatin in children and adolescents (aged 6 to \<18 years) with hom...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Prior to any study related procedures being performed, provision of written informed consent from a parent/both parents or guardian and statement of assent from the child or adolescent (if required by Institutional Review Board \[IRB\] or Independent Ethics Committee \[EC\] according to local regulations and guidelines). Communication between the Investigator, patient/guardian and child/adolescent to confirm understanding and required compliance with the requirements of the study.
- Male and female children and adolescents (aged 6 to \<18 years) with at least 1 of the following criteria:
- Documentation of genetic testing confirming 2 mutated alleles of the LDL receptor gene locus; and/or
- Documented untreated LDL C \>500 mg/dL (12.9 mmol/L) and triglyceride (TG) \<300 mg/dL (3.4 mmol/L) and at least 1 of the following criteria:
- Tendinous and/or cutaneous xanthoma prior to 10 years of age; or
- Documentation of HoFH in both parents by:
- genetic and/or
- clinical criteria
- Negative pregnancy test (b human chorionic gonadotropin analysis) prior to baseline in females of child bearing potential:
- Female patients of child bearing potential must adhere to a pregnancy prevention method (abstinence, chemical, or mechanical) during the study and 3 months following the last dose.
- Male patients should refrain from fathering a child (including sperm donation) during the study and up to 3 months following the last dose; and
- Willing to follow all study procedures including adherence to dietary guidelines, study visits, fasting blood draws, and compliance with study treatment regimens.
- Exclusion Criteria
- History of statin inducted myopathy or serious hypersensitivity reaction to other HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins), including rosuvastatin, at Visit 1.
- Fasting serum glucose of \>9.99 mmol/L (180 mg/dL) or glycosylated hemoglobin \>9% at Visit 1 or patients with a history of diabetic ketoacidosis within the past year.
- Uncontrolled hypothyroidism defined as thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) \>1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) at Visit 1 or patients whose thyroid replacement therapy was initiated or modified within the last 3 months prior to Visit 2.
- Current active liver disease or hepatic dysfunction (except a confirmed diagnosis of Gilbert's disease) as defined as elevations of 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) for any age in any of the following liver function tests at Visit 1: Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), or bilirubin.
- Definite or suspected personal history or family history of clinically significant adverse drug reactions (ADRs), or hypersensitivity to drugs with a similar chemical structure to rosuvastatin as well as other statins.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02226198
Start Date
November 1 2014
End Date
July 1 2015
Last Update
July 4 2016
Active Locations (9)
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1
Research Site
Brussels (Woluwé-St-Lambert), Belgium
2
Research Site
Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
3
Research Site
København Ø, Denmark
4
Research Site
Haifa, Israel