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A Coronary IVUS Study to Compare Torcetrapib/Atorvastatin to Atorvastatin Alone in Subjects With Coronary Heart Disease

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Coronary Disease
Hyperlipidemia
Coronary Arteriosclerosis
Registration Number
NCT00134173
Lead Sponsor
Pfizer
Brief Summary

The Torcetrapib project was terminated on December 2, 2006 due to safety findings.

To look at ultrasound images taken in the blood vessels of the heart and to look at various lipids in the blood of people with known coronary heart disease

Detailed Description

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Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1100
Inclusion Criteria
  • angiographic evidence of coronary atherosclerosis
Exclusion Criteria
  • Women who are pregnant or lactating, or planning to become pregnant.
  • Subjects with a clinically indicated need for statin (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor) therapy other than atorvastatin or other concomitant therapy with known lipid altering effects on LDL-C and HDL-C including fibrates and nicotinic acid.
  • Subjects taking any drugs known to be associated with an increased risk of myositis in combination with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors.
  • Subjects with any other medical condition or laboratory abnormality which could affect subject safety, preclude evaluation of response, or render unlikely that the subject would complete the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change coronary artery atheroma volume as measured by intravascular ultrasound.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in levels of lipids and other biomarkers.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pfizer Investigational Site

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Madrid, Spain

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