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Efficacy and Safety of Imported Probucol to Treat Hyperlipidemia

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Hyperlipidemia
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Drug: Probucol
Registration Number
NCT01349010
Lead Sponsor
Otsuka Beijing Research Institute
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of imported Probucol in hyperlipidemia patients.

Detailed Description

This is a randomized, double blind, placebo control, multi-centre clinical study in hyperlipidemia patients.

Enrolled subjects will be randomized to the treatment group or control group, and receive Probucol or placebo continuously for 8 weeks; Treatment group: Imported Probucol 250 mg (1 tablet) bid. p.o Control group: Placebo 1 tablet bid. p.o

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
264
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Signing Informed Content Form;

  2. Age >= 20 (the age at the time of signing ICF; both gender);

  3. hyperlipidemia patients who meet the following criteria:

    • 4.14 mmol/L (160mg/dL) =< LDL-C (Serum low density lipoprotein-cholesterol) < 6 mmol/L (232mg/dL)
    • TG (Serum triglycerides) < 4.5 mmol/L (398mg/dL);
  4. Framingham: Coronary Heart Disease 2-year risk probabilities < 10%.

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Exclusion Criteria
  1. Subjects who receive antilipemic agents within 1 month prior to the pre-screening period;

  2. Subjects who receive Probucol within 6 months prior to the pre-screening period;

  3. Coronary Heart Disease subjects;

  4. Subjects being treated with cyclosporine;

  5. Subjects with a history of hypersensitivity to Probucol;

  6. QTc interval > 450ms (male); QTc interval > 470ms (female);

  7. Subjects with impaired hepatic and renal function, who meet any of the following abnormal value:

    • AST >= 100IU/L
    • ALT >= 100IU/L
    • Serum creatinine >= 1.5mg/dL
  8. Female subjects who are pregnant, lactating, or who plan to conceive;

  9. Subjects who are considered by the investigator to be inappropriate to participate in this trial.

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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PlaceboPlaceboPlacebo Arm: Placebo 1 tablet bid. p.o
ProbucolProbucolProbucol Arm: Imported Probucol 250 mg (1 tablet) bid. p.o
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
TC and LDL-C8-week

Changes of TC and LDL-C from the baseline after 8-week treatment;

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
oxLDL and MCP-18-week

Changes of oxLDL and MCP-1 from the baseline after 8-week treatment;

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Sencond Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

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Changsha, Hunan, China

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