Simvastatin Vs Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes and Supplements: A Primary Prevention Randomized Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 80
- 主要终点
- LDL-c cholesterol
研究概览
简要总结
Randomized trial in a primary prevention population
- all participants have high LDL cholesterol
Group one will take simvastatin 40 mg/day Group Two will make therapeutic lifestyle changes,and take supplements consisting of red yeast rice and fish oil
详细描述
This is a randomized primary prevention trial to compare the LDL lowering effects of an alternative regimen to statins(simvastatin) This alternative regimen is over the counter and available at health food stores. The alternative regimen consists of lifestyle changes including a Mediterranean Diet,exercise program, and stress reduction, with red yeast rice 1200 mg twice per day and fish oil 6 grams/day. The second group, run at the same time will take Zocor(simvastatin) 40 mg per day with standard counseling
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 75 Years(Adult, Older Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Adults ages 18-75 yrs, who meet ATP III criteria to be treated for high cholesterol. All participants must be able to exercise and be willing to be randomized to either arm of the study
排除标准
- •No history of bypass surgery, stents, or hx of myocardial infarction. Cannot have uncontrolled hypertension(SBP>190 or DBP>100), cannot have known intolerance to one of the study drug
结局指标
主要结局
LDL-c cholesterol
次要结局
- total cholesterol
- HDL
- Triglycerides
- cardiac CRP
