To Explore the Treatment Effect of Various Commercially Available Statins on Patients With Hyperlipidemia

NCT ID: NCT00726362

Last Updated: 2010-12-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

3270 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-12-31

Study Completion Date

2009-11-30

Brief Summary

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The primary objective is to survey the efficacy of various commercially available statins (a class of lipid-lowering agents, for example, rosuvastatin, atorvastatin, simvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin and fluvastatin) under local clinical practice in treating patients with hyperlipidemia. Surveillance data (Lipid Profile) will be collected during course of usual clinical practice or captured upon its availability.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hyperlipidemias

Keywords

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Statin LDL-C

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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1

patients with hyperlipidemia newly initiating a statin; or switched from current therapy to a statin, or require dosage adjustment for statin

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patients diagnosed with hyperlipidemia
* Patients who are just starting a statin treatment, who need to switch from current therapy to a statin medication, or who are receiving dosage adjustment of statin as judged by the physicians
* Patients who are willing to participate in this study and who sign an informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnancy or breast feeding
* Patient are illiterate or unable to fill the questionnaire for any reason
* Patients with contraindications to the use of certain statins as needed prescribed by physicians (as per commercially available statins package insert) including the use of rosuvastatin.
* Any clinical condition which, in the opinion of the attending physician, would not allow safe administration of the study medications
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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AstraZeneca

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals

Principal Investigators

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Wen-Ter Lai, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Kaohsiung Medical University

Locations

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Research Site

Changhua, , Taiwan

Site Status

Research Site

Douliu, , Taiwan

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Research Site

Hualien City, , Taiwan

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Research Site

Kaohsiung City, , Taiwan

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Research Site

Pingtung City, , Taiwan

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Research Site

Taichung, , Taiwan

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Research Site

Tainan City, , Taiwan

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Research Site

Taipei, , Taiwan

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Countries

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Taiwan

Other Identifiers

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NIS-CTW-CRE-2007/1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id