Ezetimibe and Atorvastatin vs. Atorvastatin in Patients Age 65 and Older at High Risk for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)(0653-112)

NCT ID: NCT00418834

Last Updated: 2024-05-14

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

1053 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-01-31

Study Completion Date

2008-10-31

Brief Summary

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A 12 week clinical trial in patients 65 years of age and older with hypercholesterolemia at high risk for coronary heart disease to study the effects of atorvastatin and ezetimibe given in combination and two higher doses of atorvastatin on lipid lowering.

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

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

ezetimibe and atorvastatin

Intervention Type DRUG

ezetimibe 10 mg and atorvastatin 10 mg daily for 12 weeks

Placebo (unspecified)

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo (unspecified) daily for 12 weeks

2

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

atorvastatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Atorvastatin 20 mg daily for 6 weeks, and up-titrated to atorvastatin 40 mg daily for an additional 6 weeks

Placebo (unspecified)

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo (unspecified) daily for 12 weeks

Interventions

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ezetimibe and atorvastatin

ezetimibe 10 mg and atorvastatin 10 mg daily for 12 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

atorvastatin

Atorvastatin 20 mg daily for 6 weeks, and up-titrated to atorvastatin 40 mg daily for an additional 6 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo (unspecified)

Placebo (unspecified) daily for 12 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient is age 65 or older
* Patient is willing to maintain cholesterol lowering diet
* Patient has hyperlipidemia with LDL level greater than 70 mg/dl or 100 mg/dl depending on their CHD risk category

Exclusion Criteria

* A condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, would pose a risk to the patient or interfere with participation in the study
* Patient is unlikely to be compliant in taking study medication
* Patient with chronic or unstable medical condition
* Patient is taking unstable doses of medication
* Patient drinks more than 2 alcoholic drinks per day
* Patient has elevations in certain laboratory values (CK, AST, ALT)
Minimum Eligible Age

65 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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Zieve F, Wenger NK, Ben-Yehuda O, Constance C, Bird S, Lee R, Hanson ME, Jones-Burton C, Tershakovec AM. Safety and efficacy of ezetimibe added to atorvastatin versus up titration of atorvastatin to 40 mg in Patients > or = 65 years of age (from the ZETia in the ELDerly [ZETELD] study). Am J Cardiol. 2010 Mar 1;105(5):656-63. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.10.029. Epub 2009 Dec 24.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 20185012 (View on PubMed)

Constance C, Ben-Yehuda O, Wenger NK, Zieve F, Lin J, Hanson ME, Lowe RS, Tershakovec AM. Atorvastatin 10 mg plus ezetimibe versus titration to atorvastatin 40 mg: attainment of European and Canadian guideline lipid targets in high-risk subjects >/=65 years. Lipids Health Dis. 2014 Jan 13;13:13. doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-13-13.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24411003 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MK0653-112

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2006_549

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

0653-112

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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