IIIb 6 Week Open Label Multicentre Rosuvastatin & Simvastatin
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Fredrickson Type IIa & Type IIb Dyslipidaemia
- Interventions
- Registration Number
- NCT00654446
- Lead Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects on the kidney of rosuvastatin and simvastatin in subjects with Fredrickson Type IIa \& Type IIb Dyslipidaemia
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 442
Inclusion Criteria
- Fasting low density lipoprotein level as defined by the protocol.
- Fasting triglyceride level as defined by the protocol.
Exclusion Criteria
- The use of lipid lowering drugs or dietary supplements after Visit 1.
- Active arterial disease eg Unstable angina, or recent arterial surgery
- Blood creatine levels above the limits defined in the protocol or +4 proteinuria during dietary lead in period.
- Uncontrolled hypertension, hypothyroidism, alcohol or drug abuse.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 2 Simvastatin Simvastatin 1 Rosuvastatin Rosuvastatin
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Development of Proteinuria 2 weekly
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Renal effects of rosuvastatin and simvastatin 2 weekly Low density lipoproteins cholesterol levels 2 weekly Safety: adverse events & abnormal laboratory markers 2 weekly
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