Study of an Approved Drug With a Statin (a Medication That Lowers Cholesterol Levels) as Compared to Statin Therapy Alone in Patients With High Cholesterol (0653-040)

NCT ID: NCT00092586

Last Updated: 2024-08-15

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

2904 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-09-30

Study Completion Date

2003-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this 6-week study is to compare the reduction in specific levels of cholesterol in patients with high cholesterol.

Detailed Description

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The duration of treatment is 6 weeks.

Conditions

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Hypercholesterolemia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Interventions

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MK0653, ezetimibe

Intervention Type DRUG

Comparator: statins

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* High cholesterol levels that are identified by specific laboratory values

Exclusion Criteria

* Active liver disease
* Any condition or situation which would interfere with participation
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Organon and Co

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Monitor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

References

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Pearson TA, Denke MA, McBride PE, Battisti WP, Brady WE, Palmisano J. A community-based, randomized trial of ezetimibe added to statin therapy to attain NCEP ATP III goals for LDL cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic patients: the ezetimibe add-on to statin for effectiveness (EASE) trial. Mayo Clin Proc. 2005 May;80(5):587-95. doi: 10.4065/80.5.587.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15887425 (View on PubMed)

Pearson T, Denke M, McBride P, Battisti WP, Brady WE, Palmisano J. Effectiveness of the addition of ezetimibe to ongoing statin therapy in modifying lipid profiles and attaining low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goals in older and elderly patients: subanalyses of data from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2005 Dec;3(4):218-28.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16503317 (View on PubMed)

Pearson TA, Denke MA, McBride PE, Battisti WP, Gazzara RA, Brady WE, Palmisano J. Effectiveness of ezetimibe added to ongoing statin therapy in modifying lipid profiles and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal attainment in patients of different races and ethnicities: a substudy of the Ezetimibe add-on to statin for effectiveness trial. Mayo Clin Proc. 2006 Sep;81(9):1177-85. doi: 10.4065/81.9.1177.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16970214 (View on PubMed)

Denke M, Pearson T, McBride P, Gazzara RA, Brady WE, Tershakovec AM. Ezetimibe added to ongoing statin therapy improves LDL-C goal attainment and lipid profile in patients with diabetes or metabolic syndrome. Diab Vasc Dis Res. 2006 Sep;3(2):93-102. doi: 10.3132/dvdr.2006.020.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17058629 (View on PubMed)

Pearson TA, Ballantyne CM, Veltri E, Shah A, Bird S, Lin J, Rosenberg E, Tershakovec AM. Pooled analyses of effects on C-reactive protein and low density lipoprotein cholesterol in placebo-controlled trials of ezetimibe monotherapy or ezetimibe added to baseline statin therapy. Am J Cardiol. 2009 Feb 1;103(3):369-74. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.09.090. Epub 2008 Oct 30.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19166691 (View on PubMed)

Thongtang N, Lin J, Schaefer EJ, Lowe RS, Tomassini JE, Shah AK, Tershakovec AM. Effects of ezetimibe added to statin therapy on markers of cholesterol absorption and synthesis and LDL-C lowering in hyperlipidemic patients. Atherosclerosis. 2012 Dec;225(2):388-96. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.09.001. Epub 2012 Sep 13.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23040830 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2004_037

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

0653-040

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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