Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Bempedoic Acid (ETC-1002) 180mg, Ezetimibe 10mg, and Atorvastatin 20 mg Triplet Therapy in Patients With Elevated LDL-C

NCT ID: NCT03051100

Last Updated: 2020-04-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

63 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-01-19

Study Completion Date

2017-07-05

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine if triplet therapy with bempedoic acid (ETC-1002) 180mg, ezetimibe 10mg, and atorvastatin 20mg is effective and safe versus placebo in patients with elevated LDL cholesterol.

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

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Triplet Therapy

Bempedoic acid 180 mg, ezetimibe 10 mg, and atorvastatin 20 mg taken orally, daily.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bempedoic acid 180mg

Intervention Type DRUG

bempedoic acid 180 mg

Ezetimibe 10mg

Intervention Type DRUG

ezetimibe 10 mg

Atorvastatin 20mg

Intervention Type DRUG

atorvastatin 20 mg

placebo

Matching placebos taken orally, daily.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

placebo

Interventions

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Bempedoic acid 180mg

bempedoic acid 180 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Ezetimibe 10mg

ezetimibe 10 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Atorvastatin 20mg

atorvastatin 20 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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ETC-1002 Zetia Lipitor

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Fasting LDL-cholesterol between 130 - 189 mg/dL at screening following washout of all LDL-C-lowering drugs and nutritional supplements
* Men and nonpregnant, nonlactating women
* Sufficiently stable and suitable to undergo washout of all LDL-C-lowering drugs and nutritional supplements for 12 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

* Fasting blood triglycerides greater than or equal to 400 mg/dL
* Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 50 kg/m2
* History of clinically significant cardiovascular disease
* History of type 1 or type 2 diabetes
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ron Haberman, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.

Locations

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PMG Research of Christie Clinic

Champaign, Illinois, United States

Site Status

PMG Research of Cary

Cary, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

PMG Research of Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Sensenbrenner Primary Care

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

PMG Research of Hickory

Hickory, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

PMG Research of Raleigh

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

PMG Research of Rocky Mount

Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

PMG Research Salisbury

Salisbury, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

PMG Research of Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

PMG Research of Charleston

Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Hampton Roads Center for Clinical Research

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Pinkosky SL, Newton RS, Day EA, Ford RJ, Lhotak S, Austin RC, Birch CM, Smith BK, Filippov S, Groot PHE, Steinberg GR, Lalwani ND. Liver-specific ATP-citrate lyase inhibition by bempedoic acid decreases LDL-C and attenuates atherosclerosis. Nat Commun. 2016 Nov 28;7:13457. doi: 10.1038/ncomms13457.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27892461 (View on PubMed)

Bilen O, Ballantyne CM. Bempedoic Acid (ETC-1002): an Investigational Inhibitor of ATP Citrate Lyase. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2016 Oct;18(10):61. doi: 10.1007/s11883-016-0611-4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27663902 (View on PubMed)

Thompson PD, MacDougall DE, Newton RS, Margulies JR, Hanselman JC, Orloff DG, McKenney JM, Ballantyne CM. Treatment with ETC-1002 alone and in combination with ezetimibe lowers LDL cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic patients with or without statin intolerance. J Clin Lipidol. 2016 May-Jun;10(3):556-67. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2015.12.025. Epub 2016 Jan 6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27206943 (View on PubMed)

Ballantyne CM, McKenney JM, MacDougall DE, Margulies JR, Robinson PL, Hanselman JC, Lalwani ND. Effect of ETC-1002 on Serum Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Hypercholesterolemic Patients Receiving Statin Therapy. Am J Cardiol. 2016 Jun 15;117(12):1928-33. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.03.043. Epub 2016 Apr 6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27138185 (View on PubMed)

Thompson PD, Rubino J, Janik MJ, MacDougall DE, McBride SJ, Margulies JR, Newton RS. Use of ETC-1002 to treat hypercholesterolemia in patients with statin intolerance. J Clin Lipidol. 2015 May-Jun;9(3):295-304. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2015.03.003. Epub 2015 Mar 19.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26073387 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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1002-038

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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