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Study to Compare Welchol and TriCor to TriCor Alone in Patients With High Cholesterol

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Hypercholesterolemia
Hyperlipidemia, Familial Combined
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00754039
Lead Sponsor
Daiichi Sankyo
Brief Summary

The primary objective of this study is to compare the effect of Welchol in combination with TriCor compared to TriCor alone on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in patients with high cholesterol.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
129
Inclusion Criteria
  • 30-70 years of age
  • History of mixed hyperlipidemia
  • Prescribed a Step 1 diet at least 30 days prior to screening
  • Women were not pregnant, breast-feeding, or plan to become pregnant during the study
  • Women had a hysterectomy or tubal ligation, were post-menopausal, or practiced reliable birth control procedures
  • Serum LDL-C >/= 115 mg/dL; Serum TG >/= 150 & < 750 mg/dL
Exclusion Criteria
  • BMI >40
  • HbA1C > 10%
  • Type 1 diabetes
  • Intolerance to fibrates
  • History of intolerance to colesevelam HCl
  • History of swallowing disorders or intestinal motility disorders
  • Any other disorder that might interfere with the conduct of the study
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse
  • Recent (within 28 days) history of cardiac disease (MI, CHF, CABG, etc.)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
2fenofibrate tablets and Welchol placebo tabletsWelchol + placebo
1colesevelam HCl tablets and fenofibrate tabletsWelchol + TriCor
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
% change in LDL-C from baseline6 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The absolute change in LDL-C from baseline6 weeks
The absolute change and % change in LDL-C from week -8 (untreated)14 weeks
The percentage of patients who achieved target LDL-C6 Weeks
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