Clinical trial NCT00092586: Study of an Approved Drug With a Statin (a Medication That Lowers Cholesterol Levels) as Compared to Statin Therapy Alone in Patients With High Cholesterol (0653-040)
Official title: A Multi-center, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group, 6-Week Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Ezetimibe 10 mg/Day When Added to Ongoing Therapy With a Statin Versus Statin Therapy Alone, in Patients With Hypercholesterolemia Who Have Not Reached National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) III Target LDL-Cholesterol Level
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE3
Conditions: Hypercholesterolemia
Lead sponsor: Organon and Co
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
First posted: 2004-09-28
Enrollment: 2904
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of this 6-week study is to compare the reduction in specific levels of cholesterol in patients with high cholesterol.

Detailed description: The duration of treatment is 6 weeks.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* High cholesterol levels that are identified by specific laboratory values

Exclusion Criteria:

* Active liver disease
* Any condition or situation which would interfere with participation

Primary outcomes:
measure: Percent change in LDL-C
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Percentage of patients reaching NCEP ATP III target LDL-C levels
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
name: Medical Monitor
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
citation: Pearson TA, Denke MA, McBride PE, Battisti WP, Brady WE, Palmisano J. A community-based, randomized trial of ezetimibe added to statin therapy to attain NCEP ATP III goals for LDL cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic patients: the ezetimibe add-on to statin for effectiveness (EASE) trial. Mayo Clin Proc. 2005 May;80(5):587-95. doi: 10.4065/80.5.587.
citation: Pearson T, Denke M, McBride P, Battisti WP, Brady WE, Palmisano J. Effectiveness of the addition of ezetimibe to ongoing statin therapy in modifying lipid profiles and attaining low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goals in older and elderly patients: subanalyses of data from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2005 Dec;3(4):218-28.
citation: Pearson TA, Denke MA, McBride PE, Battisti WP, Gazzara RA, Brady WE, Palmisano J. Effectiveness of ezetimibe added to ongoing statin therapy in modifying lipid profiles and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal attainment in patients of different races and ethnicities: a substudy of the Ezetimibe add-on to statin for effectiveness trial. Mayo Clin Proc. 2006 Sep;81(9):1177-85. doi: 10.4065/81.9.1177.
citation: Denke M, Pearson T, McBride P, Gazzara RA, Brady WE, Tershakovec AM. Ezetimibe added to ongoing statin therapy improves LDL-C goal attainment and lipid profile in patients with diabetes or metabolic syndrome. Diab Vasc Dis Res. 2006 Sep;3(2):93-102. doi: 10.3132/dvdr.2006.020.
citation: Pearson TA, Ballantyne CM, Veltri E, Shah A, Bird S, Lin J, Rosenberg E, Tershakovec AM. Pooled analyses of effects on C-reactive protein and low density lipoprotein cholesterol in placebo-controlled trials of ezetimibe monotherapy or ezetimibe added to baseline statin therapy. Am J Cardiol. 2009 Feb 1;103(3):369-74. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.09.090. Epub 2008 Oct 30.
citation: Thongtang N, Lin J, Schaefer EJ, Lowe RS, Tomassini JE, Shah AK, Tershakovec AM. Effects of ezetimibe added to statin therapy on markers of cholesterol absorption and synthesis and LDL-C lowering in hyperlipidemic patients. Atherosclerosis. 2012 Dec;225(2):388-96. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.09.001. Epub 2012 Sep 13.