Status:

RECRUITING

A Clinical Study of Enlicitide in Participants With High Cholesterol (MK-0616-037)

Lead Sponsor:

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Conditions:

Hyperlipidemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-64 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Researchers designed a study medicine called enlicitide to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). In this study, researchers want to learn about giving enlicitide with another medicine cal...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Has either not received lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) or has not received certain LLTs within a specified time period prior to the study.

Exclusion

  • Has a history of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), compound heterozygous FH, or double heterozygous FH.
  • Had a heart failure hospitalization within 3 months before Screening.
  • Is unwilling to take a statin, and/or has a history of statin-associated muscle symptoms or other statin-related AEs to any statin and dose, and/or is known to be intolerant to 1 or more statins.
  • Has a history of any of the following conditions: (1) Myopathy, myositis, rhabdomyolysis, or unexplained muscle pain; (2) Muscular or neuromuscular disease; (3) Neuropathy, fibromyalgia, or chronic pain; or (4) Has a personal or family history of hereditary muscular disorders.
  • Has active or chronic hepatobiliary or hepatic disease.
  • Has known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
  • Is undergoing or previously underwent an LDL-C apheresis program within 3 months before Screening or plans to initiate an LDL-C apheresis program.
  • Has received any medication that may interact with rosuvastatin within 5 half-lives prior to Screening or is planning to initiate such treatment.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 11 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

975 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07216482

Start Date

November 11 2025

End Date

March 1 2027

Last Update

January 5 2026

Active Locations (55)

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Central Research Associates ( Site 0009)

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35205

2

G&L Research ( Site 0024)

Foley, Alabama, United States, 36535

3

Synexus Clinical Research US, Inc. - Phoenix Central ( Site 0030)

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85020

4

Alliance for Multispecialty Research LLC ( Site 0049)

Tempe, Arizona, United States, 85281