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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2014-000972-24-DK
EUCTR2014-000972-24-DKActive, not recruitingNot Applicable

A Randomized, Double blind, Placebo controlled, Multi center, Cross over Study of Rosuvastatin in Children and Adolescents (aged 6 to <18 years) with Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) - HYDRA

AstraZeneca AB0 sites25 target enrollmentStarted: September 25, 2014Last updated:
Conditions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Active, not recruiting
Enrollment
25

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1.Prior to any study related procedures being performed, provision of written informed consent from a parent/both parents or guardian and statement of assent from the child or adolescent (if required by Institutional Review Board [IRB] or Independent Ethics Committee [EC] according to local regulations and guidelines). Communication between the Investigator, patient/guardian and child/adolescent to confirm understanding and required compliance with the requirements of the study;
  • 2.Male and female children and adolescents (aged 6 to <18 years) with at least 1 of the following criteria:
  • Documentation of genetic testing confirming 2 mutated alleles of the LDL receptor gene locus; and/or
  • Documented untreated LDL C >500 mg/dL (12.9 mmol/L) and triglyceride (TG) <300 mg/dL (3.4 mmol/L) and at least 1 of the following criteria:
  • oTendinous and/or cutaneous xanthoma prior to 10 years of age; or
  • oDocumentation of HeFH in both parents by:
  • ?genetic and/or
  • ?clinical criteria;
  • 3.Negative pregnancy test (b human chorionic gonadotropin analysis) prior to baseline in females of child bearing potential:
  • ?Female patients of child bearing potential must adhere to a pregnancy prevention method (abstinence, chemical, or mechanical) during the study and 3 months following the last dose;
  • ?Male patients should refrain from fathering a child (including sperm donation) during the study and up to 3 months following the last dose; and
  • 4.Willing to follow all study procedures including adherence to dietary guidelines, study visits, fasting blood draws, and compliance with study treatment regimens.
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? yes
  • Number of subjects for this age range: 25
  • F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) no
  • F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
  • F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
  • F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1.History of statin inducted myopathy or serious hypersensitivity reaction to other HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins), including rosuvastatin, at Visit 1;
  • 2.Fasting serum glucose of >9.99 mmol/L (180 mg/dL) or glycosylated hemoglobin >9% at Visit 1 or patients with a history of diabetic ketoacidosis within the past year;
  • 3.Uncontrolled hypothyroidism defined as thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) >1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) at Visit 1 or patients whose thyroid replacement therapy was initiated or modified within the last 3 months prior to Visit 2;
  • 4.Current active liver disease or hepatic dysfunction (except a confirmed diagnosis of Gilbert’s disease) as defined as elevations of 1.5 times the ULN for any age in any of the following liver function tests at Visit 1: ALT, AST, or bilirubin;
  • 5.Definite or suspected personal history or family history of clinically significant adverse drug reactions (ADRs), or hypersensitivity to drugs with a similar chemical structure to rosuvastatin as well as other statins;

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