Epanova® for Lowering Very High Triglycerides

NCT ID: NCT01242527

Last Updated: 2016-08-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

399 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-01-31

Study Completion Date

2012-04-30

Brief Summary

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The primary objective of the study is to determine the efficacy of Epanova (omefas) compared to placebo in lowering serum triglycerides in subjects with severe hypertriglyceridemia.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Severe Hypertriglyceridemia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

4 capsules (1g) daily for 12 weeks

Epanova 2 g

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

omefas

Intervention Type DRUG

2 capsules (1g) + 2 placebo daily for 12 weeks

Epanova 3 g

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

omefas

Intervention Type DRUG

3 capsules (1g) + 1 placebo daily for 12 weeks

Epanova 4 g

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

omefas

Intervention Type DRUG

4 capsules (1g)daily for 12 weeks

Interventions

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placebo

4 capsules (1g) daily for 12 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

omefas

2 capsules (1g) + 2 placebo daily for 12 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

omefas

3 capsules (1g) + 1 placebo daily for 12 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

omefas

4 capsules (1g)daily for 12 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Men or women, \>=18 years of age.
* Very high serum TG values in the range \>=500 mg/dL and \<2000 mg/dL (\>=5.65 mmol/L and \<22.60 mmol/L)

Exclusion Criteria

* Allergy or intolerance to omega-3 fatty acids, omega-3-acid ethyl esters, or fish.
* Known lipoprotein lipase impairment or deficiency or apolipoprotein C-II deficiency or familial dysbetalipoproteinemia.
* Unable to discontinue use of omega-3 drugs/supplements.
* Unable to discontinue use of bile acid sequestrants, fibrates or niacin (other than niacin-containing vitamins \<200 mg), or any supplement used to alter lipid metabolism.
* Women who are pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant. Women of childbearing potential who are not using acceptable contraceptive methods.
* Use of tamoxifen, estrogens or progestins that has not been stable for \>4 weeks prior to Visit 1.
* Use of oral or injected corticosteroids or anabolic steroids.
* History of pancreatitis.
* History of symptomatic gallstone disease, unless treated with cholecystectomy.
* Uncontrolled diabetes.
* Uncontrolled hypothyroidism or thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH).
* History of cancer (other than basal cell carcinoma) in the past 2 years.
* Cardiovascular event (i.e., myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, new onset angina, stroke, transient ischemic attack, unstable congestive heart failure requiring a change in treatment) or revascularization procedure within six months prior to Visit 1.
* Use of anticoagulants (e.g. warfarin \[Coumadin®\], coumarin, heparin, enoxaparin, clopidogrel).
* Presence of an aortic aneurysm or resection of an aortic aneurysm within six months prior to Visit 1.
* Recent history (within six months prior to Visit 1) or current significant nephrotic syndrome, pulmonary, hepatic, biliary, gastrointestinal or immunologic disease.
* Poorly controlled hypertension.
* Any of the following laboratory criteria: serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST), glucose, glomerular filtration rate (GFR), platelet count,or hemoglobin outside of study range.
* Recent history (past 12 months) of drug abuse or alcohol abuse.
* Exposure to any investigational product, within 4 weeks prior to Visit 1.
* Presence of any other condition the Investigator believes would interfere with the subject's ability to provide informed consent, comply with study instructions, or which might confound the interpretation of the study results or put the subject at undue risk
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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AstraZeneca

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Michael H Davidson, MD, FACC

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Omthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Locations

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National City, California, United States

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Sacramento, California, United States

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Manchester, Connecticut, United States

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Coral Gables, Florida, United States

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Hialeah, Florida, United States

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Miami, Florida, United States

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Ocala, Florida, United States

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St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

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Summerfield, Florida, United States

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Addison, Illinois, United States

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Auburn, Maine, United States

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Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States

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High Point, North Carolina, United States

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Salisbury, North Carolina, United States

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Bristol, Tennessee, United States

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Johnson City, Tennessee, United States

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Kingsport, Tennessee, United States

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Norfolk, Virginia, United States

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Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Olympia, Washington, United States

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Copenhagen, , Denmark

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Gentofte Municipality, , Denmark

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Herlev, , Denmark

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Viborg, , Denmark

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Baja, , Hungary

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Budapest, , Hungary

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Budapest, , Hungary

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Budapest, , Hungary

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Debrecen, , Hungary

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Debrecen, , Hungary

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Sátoraljaújhely, , Hungary

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Székesfehérvár, , Hungary

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Szikszó, , Hungary

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Karnāl, Haryana, India

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Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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Banswada, Karnataka, India

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Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

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Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Surat, , India

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Amsterdam, , Netherlands

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Groningen, , Netherlands

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Rotterdam, , Netherlands

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Rotterdam, , Netherlands

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Utrecht, , Netherlands

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Moscow, , Russia

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Novosibirsk, , Russia

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Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Kharkiv, , Ukraine

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Kharkiv, , Ukraine

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Kharkiv, , Ukraine

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Kiev, , Ukraine

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Kiev, , Ukraine

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Zaporizhzhya, , Ukraine

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Countries

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United States Denmark Hungary India Netherlands Russia Ukraine

References

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Kastelein JJ, Maki KC, Susekov A, Ezhov M, Nordestgaard BG, Machielse BN, Kling D, Davidson MH. Omega-3 free fatty acids for the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia: the EpanoVa fOr Lowering Very high triglyceridEs (EVOLVE) trial. J Clin Lipidol. 2014 Jan-Feb;8(1):94-106. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2013.10.003. Epub 2013 Oct 14.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24528690 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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OM-EPA-003

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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