NCT00418834

Brief Summary

A 12 week clinical trial in patients 65 years of age and older with hypercholesterolemia at high risk for coronary heart disease to study the effects of atorvastatin and ezetimibe given in combination and two higher doses of atorvastatin on lipid lowering.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
1,053

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2007

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2007

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 3, 2007

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 5, 2007

Completed
1.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 1, 2008

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 1, 2008

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

October 6, 2009

Completed
Last Updated

May 14, 2024

Status Verified

February 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

1.8 years

First QC Date

January 3, 2007

Results QC Date

August 25, 2009

Last Update Submit

May 8, 2024

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Percent Change From Baseline in LDL-C at Week 6

    Baseline and Week 6

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Percent Change From Baseline in Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) at Week 12

    Baseline and Week 12

  • Number of Patients Who Achieved Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) <70 mg/dL at Week 6

    Week 6

  • Number of Patients Who Achieved Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) <70 mg/dL at Week 12

    Week 12

  • Number of Patients Who Achieved LDL-C <100 mg/dL for Patients Without Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease (AVD) and LDL-C <70 mg/dL for Patients With Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease (AVD) at Week 6

    Week 6

  • Number of Patients Who Achieved LDL-C<100 mg/dL for Patients Without AVD and LDL-C<70 mg/dL for Patients With AVD at Week 12

    Week 12

Other Outcomes (22)

  • Percent Change From Baseline in High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) at Week 6

    Baseline and Week 6

  • Percent Change From Baseline in High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) at Week 12

    Baseline and Week 12

  • Percent Change From Baseline in Non-High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (Non-HDL-C) at Week 6

    Baseline and Week 6

  • +19 more other outcomes

Study Arms (2)

1

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: ezetimibe and atorvastatinDrug: Placebo (unspecified)

2

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: atorvastatinDrug: Placebo (unspecified)

Interventions

ezetimibe 10 mg and atorvastatin 10 mg daily for 12 weeks

1

Atorvastatin 20 mg daily for 6 weeks, and up-titrated to atorvastatin 40 mg daily for an additional 6 weeks

2

Placebo (unspecified) daily for 12 weeks

12

Eligibility Criteria

Age65 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsOlder Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patient is age 65 or older
  • Patient is willing to maintain cholesterol lowering diet
  • Patient has hyperlipidemia with LDL level greater than 70 mg/dl or 100 mg/dl depending on their CHD risk category

You may not qualify if:

  • A condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, would pose a risk to the patient or interfere with participation in the study
  • Patient is unlikely to be compliant in taking study medication
  • Patient with chronic or unstable medical condition
  • Patient is taking unstable doses of medication
  • Patient drinks more than 2 alcoholic drinks per day
  • Patient has elevations in certain laboratory values (CK, AST, ALT)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (2)

  • Zieve F, Wenger NK, Ben-Yehuda O, Constance C, Bird S, Lee R, Hanson ME, Jones-Burton C, Tershakovec AM. Safety and efficacy of ezetimibe added to atorvastatin versus up titration of atorvastatin to 40 mg in Patients > or = 65 years of age (from the ZETia in the ELDerly [ZETELD] study). Am J Cardiol. 2010 Mar 1;105(5):656-63. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.10.029. Epub 2009 Dec 24.

  • Constance C, Ben-Yehuda O, Wenger NK, Zieve F, Lin J, Hanson ME, Lowe RS, Tershakovec AM. Atorvastatin 10 mg plus ezetimibe versus titration to atorvastatin 40 mg: attainment of European and Canadian guideline lipid targets in high-risk subjects >/=65 years. Lipids Health Dis. 2014 Jan 13;13:13. doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-13-13.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypercholesterolemia

Interventions

EzetimibeAtorvastatin

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

HyperlipidemiasDyslipidemiasLipid Metabolism DisordersMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

AzetidinesAzetinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsPyrrolesAzolesHeptanoic AcidsFatty AcidsLipids

Results Point of Contact

Title
Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Development
Organization
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp

Study Officials

  • Medical Monitor

    Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 3, 2007

First Posted

January 5, 2007

Study Start

January 1, 2007

Primary Completion

October 1, 2008

Study Completion

October 1, 2008

Last Updated

May 14, 2024

Results First Posted

October 6, 2009

Record last verified: 2022-02

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share