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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2014-000972-24-BE
EUCTR2014-000972-24-BEActive, not recruitingPhase 1

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 11, 2014Last updated:
Conditions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 1
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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