To Evaluate Ezetimibe Plus Atorvastatin Versus Atorvastatin in Patients With High Cholesterol Not Controlled on Atorvastatin 40 mg (0653-090)

NCT ID: NCT00276484

Last Updated: 2024-05-14

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

579 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-02-28

Study Completion Date

2008-03-31

Brief Summary

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To Evaluate and Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Ezetimibe Plus Atorvastatin Versus Atorvastatin in Hypercholesterolemic Patients at High Risk for Coronary Heart Disease Not Adequately Controlled on Atorvastatin 40 mg.

Detailed Description

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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

Study Groups

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1

Atorvastatin 80 mg

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

atorvastatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Atorvastatin 80 mg tablet by mouth, once a day for 6 weeks

2

Atorvastatin 40 mg + ezetimibe 10 mg

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

atorvastatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Atorvastatin 40 mg by mouth, once a day for 6 weeks

ezetimibe

Intervention Type DRUG

Ezetimibe 10 mg tablets by mouth, once a day for 6 weeks.

Interventions

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atorvastatin

Atorvastatin 80 mg tablet by mouth, once a day for 6 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

atorvastatin

Atorvastatin 40 mg by mouth, once a day for 6 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

ezetimibe

Ezetimibe 10 mg tablets by mouth, once a day for 6 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient with LDL-C \>70 mg/dL \& on a stable dose of atorvastatin 40 mg

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant or lactating women or intending to become pregnant
* Patient with sensitivity or intolerance to ezetimibe or atorvastatin
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

79 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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Leiter LA, Bays H, Conard S, Bird S, Rubino J, Hanson ME, Tomassini JE, Tershakovec AM. Efficacy and safety of ezetimibe added on to atorvastatin (40 mg) compared with uptitration of atorvastatin (to 80 mg) in hypercholesterolemic patients at high risk of coronary heart disease. Am J Cardiol. 2008 Dec 1;102(11):1495-501. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.09.076. Epub 2008 Oct 23.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19026303 (View on PubMed)

Bays H, Conard S, Leiter LA, Bird S, Jensen E, Hanson ME, Shah A, Tershakovec AM. Are post-treatment low-density lipoprotein subclass pattern analyses potentially misleading? Lipids Health Dis. 2010 Nov 30;9:136. doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-9-136.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 21118495 (View on PubMed)

Conard S, Bays H, Leiter LA, Bird S, Lin J, Hanson ME, Shah A, Tershakovec AM. Ezetimibe added to atorvastatin compared with doubling the atorvastatin dose in patients at high risk for coronary heart disease with diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome or neither. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2010 Mar;12(3):210-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2009.01152.x.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 20151997 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2005_105

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

0653-090

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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