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| Sponsor: | Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran |
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| Collaborator: |
Merck |
| Information provided by: | Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00738985 |
Purpose
To measure the percentage of patients who achieve all the treatment lipid goals being treated with ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/20 with or without MK0524A (1-2 g/day).
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Cardiovascular Diseases Hyperlipidemia |
Drug: ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/20 mg + placebo Drug: ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/20 mg + MK0524A |
Phase IV |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Efficacy of Ezetimibe/Simvastatin 10/20 mg and MK0524A (1-2 g/Day) in Patients With Mixed Hyperlipidemia and Two or More Risk Factors to Cardiovascular Disease. |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 100 |
| Study Start Date: | November 2009 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | September 2010 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | September 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Placebo Comparator: ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/20 mg + placebo
The intervention consisted of an isocaloric diet, an exercise program (30 min/day of aerobic activity) and ezetimibe (+) simvastatin 10/20 mg + placebo for 12 weeks. Safety and efficacy parameters are measured at baseline and 12 weeks later
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Drug: ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/20 mg + placebo
Patients will receive placebo (sugar tablets) for up to 22 weeks.
Other Name: No other drug is used per protocol in this study arm
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Active Comparator: ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/20 mg + MK0524A
The intervention consisted of an isocaloric diet, an exercise program (30 min/day of aerobic activity) and ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/20 mg + MK0524A 1 gr for 6 weeks, if efficacy achieved will continue with ezetimibe (+) simvastatin 10/20 mg + MK0524A 1 gr + placebo; if not achieved, will receive ezetimibe (+) simvastatin 10/20 mg + MK0524A 2 gr for 6 weeks.
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Drug: ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/20 mg + MK0524A
ezetimibe (+) simvastatin 10/20 mg for 18 weeks. Tablets
Other Names:
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Patients will receive placebo for 4 weeks, then Vytorin 10/20 mg for 6 weeks, if efficacy of treatment is achieved, they will continue with Vytorin 10/20 mg + placebo for 12 more weeks, if not achieved, will receive Vytorin 10/20 mg + MK0524A 1 gr for 6 weeks, if efficacy achieved will continue with Vytorin 10/20 mg + MK0524A 1 gr + placebo; if not achieved, will receive Vytorin 10/20 mg + MK0524A 2 gr for 6 weeks.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion criteria:
Contacts and Locations
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| Responsible Party: | Carlos A Aguilar Salinas, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00738985 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 2008_019 |
| Study First Received: | August 19, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | October 21, 2011 |
| Health Authority: | Mexico: Ministry of Health |
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Cardiovascular Diseases Hyperlipidemias Hyperlipidemia, Familial Combined Dyslipidemias Lipid Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors Metabolism, Inborn Errors Genetic Diseases, Inborn Simvastatin |
Ezetimibe Hypolipidemic Agents Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Pharmacologic Actions Lipid Regulating Agents Therapeutic Uses Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors Anticholesteremic Agents Enzyme Inhibitors |