Safety, Tolerability,Pharmacokinetics(PK)and Pharmacodynamics(PD)Assessment of LCQ908 in Patients With Severe Hypertriglyceridemia
- Registration Number
- NCT01146522
- Lead Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
- Brief Summary
This study will assess safety, tolerability, and effect of LCQ908 on blood lipids in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 8
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients with hyperlipoproteinemia Type I or Type V willing and medically able to discontinue their lipid lowering medication (if prescribed).
- Non breast feeding women.
- Women of child bearing potential practicing appropriate contraception with a negative pregnancy test before dosing.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with:
- uncontrolled type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus,
- active pancreatitis (the month prior to study start),
- history of drug or alcohol abuse within the 12 months prior to dosing,
- or any surgical or medical condition, acute or unstable chronic disease which may, based on the investigator's opinion, jeopardize the patient in case of participation in the study.
Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Placebo Placebo - LCQ908 LCQ908 -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fasting and postprandial plasma triglycerides baseline and 3 weeks after initiation of each dose level (a test meal will be served at baseline and on Day 21 of treatment)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Blood concentration to characterize LCQ908 kinetics serial blood samples will be collected from all patients enrolled in the study on Day 21 of treatment with each dose Different blood lipid biomarkers (such as phospholipids, apolipoproteins, and free fatty acids) after 3 weeks of treatment with each dose
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Novartis Investigative Site
🇨🇦Quebec, Canada