Clinical trial
Open-label, Long-term Study of Coadministration of Ezetimibe and Simvastatin in Patients With Primary Hypercholesterolemia Who Have Not Reached LDL-cholesterol Target With HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Name
P05457
Description
Evaluate the safety of the long-term (1 year) coadministration of ezetimibe and simvastatin in patients with hypercholesterolemia who have not reached low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol target with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors.
Trial arms
Trial start
2007-12-01
Estimated PCD
2009-06-01
Trial end
2009-06-01
Status
Completed
Phase
Early phase I
Treatment
Ezetimibe
Ezetimibe 10 mg once daily
Arms:
Ezetimibe + Simvastatin
Other names:
SCH 58235
Simvastatin
Simvastatin 20 mg daily
Arms:
Ezetimibe + Simvastatin
Size
151
Primary endpoint
Number of Participants With Adverse Events and Adverse Reactions
Throughout 1 year of study
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients with hypercholesterolemia who satisfy the following criteria:
* Patients who have used any of the following HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (hereinafter referred to as "statins") for 4 weeks or longer before the start of the observation period and whose LDL-cholesterol level during the treatment had not reached lipid management target indicated below
* Age: 20 years of age or older (at the time of obtaining informed consent)
* Sex: both males and females
* Inpatient/outpatient: Out-patients
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients for whom any of the following is applicable:
* Patients whose fasted triglyceride level measured at the start of the observation period or the treatment period exceeds 500 mg/dL
* Patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
* Patients with creatine phosphokinase (CPK) \> 2x upper limit of normal (ULN) measured at the start of the observation period or the treatment period.
* Patients with serious hepatic disorder, or patients with alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \> 2x ULN measured at the start of the observation period or the treatment period.
* Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to any ingredient of ezetimibe tablets or simvastatin tablets
* Pregnant, nursing women, women who may be pregnant, or patients wishing to be pregnant during the study.
* Patients who have discontinued use of serum lipid lowering agents for less than 4 weeks at the start of the treatment period (8 weeks in the case of probucol). (However, if the patient had taken a serum lipid lowering agent before the test conducted at the start of the observation period, a period of discontinuation of 27 days, or 55 days in the case of probucol, is allowed.)
* Patients who are using cyclosporine from after the start of the observation period
* Patients who are using any of the following drug from after the start of the observation period: itraconazole, miconazole, atazanavir, saquinavir mesilate
* Patients with a history of ezetimibe use
* Patients with hyperlipidemia associated with the following diseases:
* Hypothyroidism
* Obstructive gall bladder or biliary disease
* Chronic renal failure
* Pancreatitis
* Patients with hyperlipidemia associated with concomitant use of drugs having adverse effect on serum lipids, etc
* Patients who have received an investigational drug within 4 weeks of the start of the observation period
* Other patients deemed not appropriate for study entry by the investigator
Protocol
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Updated at
2024-05-21
1 organization
2 products
1 indication
Organization
Organon and CoProduct
EzetimibeIndication
HypercholesterolemiaProduct
Simvastatin