A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Ezetimibe/Simvastatin and Fenofibrate Coadministration in Patients With Mixed Hyperlipidemia - Ezetimibe/Simvastatin and Fenofibrate Coadministration Study

Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd0 sites600 target enrollmentFebruary 24, 2005

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

February 24, 2005

End Date

September 29, 2005

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

Sponsor

Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd

•a.Patient has an LDL\-C 130 through 220 mg/dL (3\.37 through 5\.70 mmol/L) for non\-diabetics; LDL\-C 100 through 180 mg/dL (2\.59 through 4\.66 mmol/L) for diabetics, at Visit 2\.
•b.Patient has triglycerides 150 through 500 mg/dL (1\.71 through 5\.70 mmol/L). \[per central laboratory reference ranges] at Visit 2\.
•c.Patient has creatine phosphokinase (CPK) \=2 x upper limit of normal (ULN) \[per central laboratory reference ranges] at Visit 2\.
•d.Patient has alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \=1\.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) \[per central laboratory reference ranges] at Visit 2\.
•Are the trial subjects under 18?
•Number of subjects for this age range:
•F.1\.2 Adults (18\-64 years) yes
•F.1\.2\.1 Number of subjects for this age range
•F.1\.3 Elderly (\>\=65 years) yes
•F.1\.3\.1 Number of subjects for this age range

•a.You are less than 18 years of age or greater than 79 years of age.
•b.You are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant during this study.
•c.You are a woman able to become pregnant and are not willing to use an acceptable method of birth control. You must be willing to use this birth control starting at Visit 1 and continuing 14 days past the last study dose. The study doctor or staff will discuss which methods of birth control are acceptable for this study.
•d.You are a woman and have taken cyclical hormone birth control or hormone replacement within 8 weeks of Visit 3\.
•e.You have chronic heart failure, uncontrolled irregular heart beats or a history of heart disease. The study doctor or staff will discuss this with you.
•f.You have diabetes and are taking lipid lowering medication called statins.
•g.You have a history of cholelithiasis (gallbladder problems) and you have not had your gallbladder removed.
•h.You have an active liver disease.
•i.You are HIV positive.
•j.You have a history of cancer with in the past 5 years (except for skin cancer that has been successfully treated).