NCT00814723

Brief Summary

Patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) or CHD equivalent (e. g. diabetes mellitus) often have abnormalities in lipids (hypercholesterolemia). Besides, hypercholesterolemia is an evident risk factor for atherosclerosis. Hitherto, there are only few studies of patients with primary hypercholesterolemia where the combination therapy with statins (HMG-Co-reductase inhibitors) and ezetimib was investigated. This combination therapy should be more effective in reducing low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and total cholesterol levels compared to monotherapy.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
90

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2005

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2005

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2007

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2007

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 24, 2008

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 25, 2008

Completed
Last Updated

December 25, 2008

Status Verified

December 1, 2008

Enrollment Period

2 years

First QC Date

December 24, 2008

Last Update Submit

December 24, 2008

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Reduction in Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)

    week 6 and 12

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-C, lipoprotein subfractions, hs-CRP

    week 6 and 12

  • adverse events, CK elevation, liver enzyme elevation

    week 6, 12

Study Arms (2)

Fluvastatin

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Fluvastatin 80 mg MR

Drug: fluvastatin

Fluvastatin + Ezetimibe

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Fluvastatin MR 80 mg plus Ezetimibe 10 mg

Drug: Fluvastatin plus ezetimibe

Interventions

80 mg MR, 12 weeks

Also known as: Lescol
Fluvastatin

fluvastatin 80 mg MR plus ezetimibe 10 mg

Also known as: Lescol, Ezetrol
Fluvastatin + Ezetimibe

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 75 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients with CHD or CHD equivalent with LDL 100-160 mg/dl
  • Male or female sex
  • Normal values of CK, AST and ALT
  • Normal kidney function

You may not qualify if:

  • CHD Stage III-IV
  • St. p. myocardial infarction or coronary artery bypass grafting
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Premenopausal women without certain contraception
  • Known hypersensitivity to HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors or ezetimib

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Depart. of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz

Graz, 8036, Austria

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Stojakovic T, de Campo A, Scharnagl H, Sourij H, Schmolzer I, Wascher TC, Marz W. Differential effects of fluvastatin alone or in combination with ezetimibe on lipoprotein subfractions in patients at high risk of coronary events. Eur J Clin Invest. 2010 Mar;40(3):187-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2009.02249.x. Epub 2010 Jan 7.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypercholesterolemia

Interventions

FluvastatinEzetimibe

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

HyperlipidemiasDyslipidemiasLipid Metabolism DisordersMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

IndolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsHeptanoic AcidsFatty AcidsLipidsAzetidinesAzetinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring

Study Officials

  • Winfried März, Prof., M.D.

    Medical University of Graz, Synlab Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum für Labordiagnostik Heidelberg

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 24, 2008

First Posted

December 25, 2008

Study Start

September 1, 2005

Primary Completion

September 1, 2007

Study Completion

September 1, 2007

Last Updated

December 25, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-12

Locations