Assessment of the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Bempedoic Acid (CLEAR Harmony OLE)

NCT ID: NCT03067441

Last Updated: 2021-03-01

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

1462 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-02-03

Study Completion Date

2019-11-05

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to see if bempedoic acid (ETC-1002) is safe and well-tolerated in patients with high cardiovascular risk and elevated LDL cholesterol that is not adequately controlled by their current therapy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hypercholesterolemia Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Open-Label bempedoic acid

bempedoic acid 180 mg tablet

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

bempedoic acid

Intervention Type DRUG

bempedoic acid 180 mg tablets taken orally, once per day.

Interventions

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bempedoic acid

bempedoic acid 180 mg tablets taken orally, once per day.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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ETC-1002

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Successfully completed CLEAR Harmony (1002-040) parent study

Exclusion Criteria

* Experienced a treatment-related SAE that led to study drug discontinuation in the CLEAR Harmony (1002-040) parent study.
* Medical condition requires lipid measurement and/or adjustment of background lipid-regulating therapy.
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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Medical Director

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.

Locations

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Jedidiah Clinical Research

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

L-MARC Research Center

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Site Status

Sentral Clinical Research Services

Cincinnati, Ohio, 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)

Stone NJ, Robinson JG, Lichtenstein AH, Bairey Merz CN, Blum CB, Eckel RH, Goldberg AC, Gordon D, Levy D, Lloyd-Jones DM, McBride P, Schwartz JS, Shero ST, Smith SC Jr, Watson K, Wilson PW, Eddleman KM, Jarrett NM, LaBresh K, Nevo L, Wnek J, Anderson JL, Halperin JL, Albert NM, Bozkurt B, Brindis RG, Curtis LH, DeMets D, Hochman JS, Kovacs RJ, Ohman EM, Pressler SJ, Sellke FW, Shen WK, Smith SC Jr, Tomaselli GF; American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. 2013 ACC/AHA guideline on the treatment of blood cholesterol to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation. 2014 Jun 24;129(25 Suppl 2):S1-45. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.0000437738.63853.7a. Epub 2013 Nov 12. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24222016 (View on PubMed)

Goldberg AC, Hopkins PN, Toth PP, Ballantyne CM, Rader DJ, Robinson JG, Daniels SR, Gidding SS, de Ferranti SD, Ito MK, McGowan MP, Moriarty PM, Cromwell WC, Ross JL, Ziajka PE; National Lipid Association Expert Panel on Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Familial hypercholesterolemia: screening, diagnosis and management of pediatric and adult patients: clinical guidance from the National Lipid Association Expert Panel on Familial Hypercholesterolemia. J Clin Lipidol. 2011 Jun;5(3 Suppl):S1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2011.04.003. Epub 2011 Apr 12.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21600525 (View on PubMed)

Pollex RL, Joy TR, Hegele RA. Emerging antidyslipidemic drugs. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs. 2008 Jun;13(2):363-81. doi: 10.1517/14728214.13.2.363.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18537526 (View on PubMed)

Sharrett AR, Ballantyne CM, Coady SA, Heiss G, Sorlie PD, Catellier D, Patsch W; Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Group. Coronary heart disease prediction from lipoprotein cholesterol levels, triglycerides, lipoprotein(a), apolipoproteins A-I and B, and HDL density subfractions: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Circulation. 2001 Sep 4;104(10):1108-13. doi: 10.1161/hc3501.095214.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11535564 (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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Related Links

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http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs317/en/

World Health Organization Fact Sheet No. 317

https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/familial-hypercholesterolemia/

National Organization for Rare Disorders - Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Other Identifiers

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2016-004115-12

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

1002-050

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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