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A Study of Torcetrapib/Atorvastatin vs Atorvastatin Alone or Placebo in Patients With High Cholesterol

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Pfizer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00138762
First received: August 26, 2005
Last updated: February 15, 2012
Last verified: February 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

The Torcetrapib project was terminated on December 2, 2006 due to safety findings.

A study to look at lipid levels in subjects taking the study drug, Atorvastatin alone or placebo.


Condition Intervention Phase
Hyperlipidemia
 Drug: torcetrapib/atorvastatin
Drug: atorvastatin
Drug: placebo
 Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double-Blind
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Phase 3, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized, Parallel Group, Multicenter Study of the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Fixed Combination Torcetrapib/Atorvastatin Administered Orally Once Daily for 6 Months, Compared to Atorvastatin Alone or Placebo in Subjects With Mixed Dyslipidemia (Fredrickson Types IIa and IIb).

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Cholesterol
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Pfizer:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • LDL and HDL levels

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • other lipid parameters

Estimated Enrollment: 3800
Study Start Date: July 2004
Study Completion Date: August 2006
Primary Completion Date: August 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Detailed Description:

For additional information please call: 1-800-718-1021

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • subjects with elevated cholesterol

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women who are pregnant or lactating, or planning to become pregnant.
  • Intolerance to statin therapy resulting in withdrawal
  • Subjects taking any drugs known to be associated with an increased risk of myositis in combination with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors
  • Subjects with any other medical condition or laboratory abnormality which could affect subject safety, preclude evaluation of response, or render unlikely that the subject would complete the study
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00138762

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Sponsors and Collaborators
Pfizer
Investigators
Study Director: Pfizer CT.gov Call Center Pfizer
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Pfizer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00138762     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: A5091018
Study First Received: August 26, 2005
Last Updated: February 15, 2012
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hyperlipidemias
Dyslipidemias
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Atorvastatin
Torcetrapib
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Anticholesteremic Agents
 Hypolipidemic Agents
Antimetabolites
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Pharmacologic Actions
Enzyme Inhibitors
Lipid Regulating Agents
Therapeutic Uses

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