NCT00379249

Brief Summary

The primary objective of the study is to compare the effect of rosuvastatin therapy plus compliance initiatives and rosuvastatin therapy alone for 12 months (52 weeks) on long-term cumulative direct and indirect disease-related costs during the 36 month.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
8,000

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2002

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2002

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2004

Completed
2.6 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 20, 2006

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 21, 2006

Completed
Last Updated

March 26, 2009

Status Verified

March 1, 2009

First QC Date

September 20, 2006

Last Update Submit

March 25, 2009

Conditions

Keywords

hypercholesterolemiastatincompliance

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Cumulative direct/indirect disease-related costs were compared applying a societal perspective

  • Costs include resource utilization for ambulatory, hospital, rehabilitative and nursing care, medication, physiotherapy, transportation, and productivity loss)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Achievement of the 1998 European LDL-C goal of <115 mg/dL (3.0 mmol/L)

  • Changes in the lipid profile and compliance with therapy.

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • high cholesterol with an indication for cholesterol-lowering medication (statins)

You may not qualify if:

  • contra-indications for statin therapy

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (2)

  • Muckelbauer R, Englert H, Rieckmann N, Chen CM, Wegscheider K, Voller H, Katus HA, Willich SN, Muller-Nordhorn J. Long-term effect of a low-intensity smoking intervention embedded in an adherence program for patients with hypercholesterolemia: Randomized controlled trial. Prev Med. 2015 Aug;77:155-61. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.05.026. Epub 2015 Jun 4.

  • Muller-Nordhorn J, Muckelbauer R, Englert H, Grittner U, Berger H, Sonntag F, Voller H, Prugger C, Wegscheider K, Katus HA, Willich SN. Longitudinal association between body mass index and health-related quality of life. PLoS One. 2014 Mar 26;9(3):e93071. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093071. eCollection 2014.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

HypercholesterolemiaPatient Compliance

Interventions

Rosuvastatin Calcium

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

HyperlipidemiasDyslipidemiasLipid Metabolism DisordersMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesPatient Acceptance of Health CareTreatment Adherence and ComplianceHealth BehaviorBehavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

SulfonamidesAmidesOrganic ChemicalsFluorobenzenesHydrocarbons, FluorinatedHydrocarbons, HalogenatedHydrocarbonsSulfonesSulfur CompoundsPyrimidinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic Compounds

Study Officials

  • Wolfgang Meyer - Sabellek, MD

    AstraZeneca Germany

    STUDY DIRECTOR
  • Stefan Stefan Willich, MD

    Charité Berlin, Germany

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 20, 2006

First Posted

September 21, 2006

Study Start

February 1, 2002

Study Completion

February 1, 2004

Last Updated

March 26, 2009

Record last verified: 2009-03