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Clinical Trials/NCT00659321
NCT00659321CompletedPhase 3

Placebokontrollierte Untersuchung Zur Wirkung Von Nikotinsäure Auf Die Dyslipidämie Bei Metabolischem Syndrom Und Das Arterioskleroserisiko (Placebo Controlled Investigation of Efficacy of Nicotine Acid on Dyslipidaemia in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome and the Risk of Atherosclerosis)

GWT-TUD GmbH1 site in 1 country68 target enrollmentStarted: January 2007Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Completed
Enrollment
68
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Placebo controlled evaluation of effectiveness of nicotine acid in treatment of postprandial dyslipidemia in patients with metabolic syndrome

Study Overview

Brief Summary

Placebo controlled evaluation of effectiveness of nicotine acid in treatment of postprandial dyslipidemia in patients with metabolic syndrome. Nicotine acid decreases postprandial hyperlipidaemia in patients with metabolic syndrome which reduces the low-grade inflammation and the risk of atherosclerosis.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
30 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • dyslipidemia (triglycerides >= 150 mg/dl and/or decreased levels of HDL-cholesterol <40 mg/dl in men or < 50 mg/dl in women)
  • further components of the metabolic syndrome: Hypertension: blood pressure >= 130/85 mmHg or/and Hyperglycemia: fasting plasma glucose >= 100 mg/dl or/and 2 hour plasma glucose after 75g glucose load (OGTT) >= 140 mg/dl or/and Obesity: waist circumferences > 102 cm in men or >88 cm in women

Exclusion Criteria

  • Contraindication and incompatibility of nicotine acid
  • Patients with ulcus ventriculi or ulcus duodeni
  • Intake of lipid lowering drugs < 6 weeks before randomization
  • therapy of type 2 diabetes with insulin, glitazones, acarbose or more than one antidiabetic drug (only mono-therapy with metformin or sulfonyl urea is permit) - no acceptable therapy of diabetes with levels of HbA1C>=8.0%
  • cardiovascular events in the last 6 months
  • chronic inflammatory diseases (lupus erythematodes, arthritis, morbus Crohn or colitis ulcerosa)
  • ALAT elevation 2.5 times more than the normal limit
  • pregnancy

Arms & Interventions

1

Active Comparator

16 weeks, randomisation with 500 mg, after 4 weeks elevation of 1000 mg, after week 8 to week 16 1500 mg study medication

Intervention: nicotine acid (Drug)

2

Placebo Comparator

16 weeks treatment with placebo

Intervention: placebo (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Placebo controlled evaluation of effectiveness of nicotine acid in treatment of postprandial dyslipidemia in patients with metabolic syndrome

Time Frame: after 16 weeks treatment

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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