Clinical trial NCT00092651: A Study of MK0653A (Ezetimibe (+) Simvastatin) in Patients With Hypercholesterolemia (0653A-038)
Official title: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, "Factorial" Design Study to Evaluate the Lipid-Altering Efficacy and Safety of Ezetimibe/Simvastatin Combination Tablet in Patients With Primary Hypercholesterolemia
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE3
Conditions: Hypercholesterolemia
Keywords: Primary hypercholesterolemia
Lead sponsor: Organon and Co
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
First posted: 2004-09-28
Enrollment: 1398
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the lipid lowering effects of an investigational drug in patients with hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol).

Detailed description: The duration of treatment is 4 months.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* High cholesterol

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patient has a condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, might pose a risk to the patient, interfere with participation in the study, or does not meet the additional criteria as required by the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Plasma LDL-C
timeFrame: From baseline to study end point, defined in this study as the last available postbaseline LDL-C measurement, after 12 weeks of treatment.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Plasma LDL-C, TG and HDL-C. The proportion of patients achieving LDL-C targets. Tolerability.
timeFrame: From baseline to study end point in TC, TG, HDL-C, ratios of direct LDL-C:HDL-C and TC:HDL-C, non-HDL-C, Apo B, Apo A-I, Apo A-II, Apo E, lipoprotein(a), C[1]reactive protein (CRP), and fibrinogen, after 12 weeks of treatment.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
name: Medical Monitor
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
citation: Bays HE, Ose L, Fraser N, Tribble DL, Quinto K, Reyes R, Johnson-Levonas AO, Sapre A, Donahue SR; Ezetimibe Study Group. A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, factorial design study to evaluate the lipid-altering efficacy and safety profile of the ezetimibe/simvastatin tablet compared with ezetimibe and simvastatin monotherapy in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia. Clin Ther. 2004 Nov;26(11):1758-73. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2004.11.016.
citation: Ose L, Shah A, Davies MJ, Rotonda J, Maccubbin D, Tribble D, Veltri E, Mitchel Y. Consistency of lipid-altering effects of ezetimibe/simvastatin across gender, race, age, baseline low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and coronary heart disease status: results of a pooled retrospective analysis. Curr Med Res Opin. 2006 May;22(5):823-35. doi: 10.1185/030079906X100131.
citation: Feldman T, Davidson M, Shah A, Maccubbin D, Meehan A, Zakson M, Tribble D, Veltri E, Mitchel Y. Comparison of the lipid-modifying efficacy and safety profiles of ezetimibe coadministered with simvastatin in older versus younger patients with primary hypercholesterolemia: a post Hoc analysis of subpopulations from three pooled clinical trials. Clin Ther. 2006 Jun;28(6):849-59. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2006.06.001.
citation: Feldman T, Ose L, Shah A, Zakson M, Meehan A, Johnson-Levonas AO, Maccubbin D, Tribble DL, Veltri E, Mitchel Y. Efficacy and safety of ezetimibe/simvastatin versus simvastatin monotherapy in hypercholesterolemic patients with metabolic syndrome. Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2007 Spring;5(1):13-21. doi: 10.1089/met.2006.0033.
citation: Ose L, Reyes R, Johnson-Levonas AO, Sapre A, Tribble DL, Musliner T. Effects of ezetimibe/simvastatin on lipoprotein subfractions in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia: an exploratory analysis of archived samples using two commercially available techniques. Clin Ther. 2007 Nov;29(11):2419-32. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2007.10.004.
citation: Pearson T, Ballantyne C, Sisk C, Shah A, Veltri E, Maccubbin D. Comparison of effects of ezetimibe/simvastatin versus simvastatin versus atorvastatin in reducing C-reactive protein and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. Am J Cardiol. 2007 Jun 15;99(12):1706-1713. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.01.062. Epub 2007 May 2.