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TWICE (Ezetimibe Together With Any Statin Cholesterol Enhancement)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Merck
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00328523
First received: May 19, 2006
Last updated: September 23, 2009
Last verified: September 2009
History of Changes
  Purpose

In patients with primary hypercholesterolemia treated with a statin and with ldl-c above the recommended target goal (esc 2003 recommendations ldl>=1.15 g/l) to compare the efficacy and the safety of ezetrol added to ongoing statin and non drug therapeutic intervention (patient motivation on diet or physical activities or both).


Condition Intervention Phase
Hypercholesterolaemia
Hyperlipidaemia
 Drug: MK-0653, ezetimibe
Drug: Duration of Treatment: 3 months
 Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Ezetimibe Together With Any Statin Cholesterol Enhancement

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Cholesterol Statins
Drug Information available for: Ezetimibe
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Merck:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Percent of patients attaining the ldl cholesterol target goal based on the lipids result at the end of the study (3 months).

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Treatment with ezetimibe 10 mg/day will be well tolerated and no difference in tolerance will be shown between the 3 treatment groups.

Estimated Enrollment: 1500
Study Start Date: June 2004
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 80 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Primary hypercholesterolemia treated with any statin at any dose, for at least 3 months with a ldl cholesterol above 115 mg/dl (esc 2003 recommendations).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnant or breast feeding women
  • Lipid-lowering agents including hmg-coa reductase inhibitors other than the current statin, fish oils, cholestyramin, niacin (>200 mg/day) and fibrates taken within the 3 months preceding visit 1.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00328523

Sponsors and Collaborators
Merck
Investigators
Study Director: Medical Monitor Merck
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00328523     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 2006_024
Study First Received: May 19, 2006
Last Updated: September 23, 2009
Health Authority: France: Afssaps - Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé (Saint-Denis)

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hypercholesterolemia
Hyperlipidemias
Dyslipidemias
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Ezetimibe
Anticholesteremic Agents
 Hypolipidemic Agents
Antimetabolites
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Pharmacologic Actions
Lipid Regulating Agents
Therapeutic Uses

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