Vascular and Metabolic Effects of Vytorin vs Simvastatin

NCT ID: NCT01666067

Last Updated: 2014-11-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

204 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-11-30

Study Completion Date

2012-11-30

Brief Summary

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The investigators hypothesize that vytorin will improve insulin resistance compared with simvastatin

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

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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placebo

placebo

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

vytorin

vytorin

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

vytorin

Intervention Type DRUG

simvastatin

simvastatin

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

simvastatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

vytorin

Intervention Type DRUG

simvastatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* hypercholesterolemic patients (LDL cholesterol levels\>100 mg/dl)

Exclusion Criteria

* overt liver disease, chronic renal failure, hypothyroidism, myopathy, uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1c \> 9%), severe hypertension, stroke, acute coronary events, coronary revascularization within the preceding 3 months, or alcohol abuse
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Gachon University Gil Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Kwang Kon Koh

professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Gil Medical Center

Incheon, , South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

Other Identifiers

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GMC-201110

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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