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Implitapide in Patients With Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) on Maximal Concurrent Lipid-Lowering Therapy

Phase 2
Terminated
Conditions
Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Registration Number
NCT00079846
Lead Sponsor
Medical Research Laboratories International
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if implitapide, used in conjunction with other lipid-lowering therapies, is safe and effective when compared to placebo in lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

In order to participate in this study, patients must meet all of the following inclusion criteria:

  • be between 8 and 70 years old with a diagnosis of HoFH;
  • be stable on and maintain concomitant therapy with hypolipidemic drugs or treatments;
  • have an appropriate calculated, fasting LDL-C levels and an appropriate triglyceride (TG) level;
  • be male or nonpregnant, nonlactating female;
  • give informed consent; and
  • meet body weight and height requirements.
Exclusion Criteria

In order to participate in this study, patients must not meet any of the following exclusion criteria:

  • recent myocardial infarction, percutaneous transluminal coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, or cerebrovascular accident;
  • uncontrolled hypothyroidism or other uncontrolled endocrine disease;
  • known, clinically significant eye abnormalities (e.g., cataracts);
  • appropriate serum creatinine phosphokinase levels;
  • history of liver disease or liver enzyme levels above appropriate levels;
  • alkaline phosphatase above appropriate levels;
  • liver cirrhosis and severe liver steatosis;
  • clinically significant infection, malignancy, or psychosis;
  • use of oral anticoagulants or digoxin, unless the dose has been stable for 4 weeks;
  • participation in any other investigational study, including device or observational studies, within 30 days;
  • lactating or have a positive serum pregnancy test;
  • history of or current drug or alcohol abuse; or
  • unwillingness to comply with study procedures, including follow-up, as specified by this protocol, or unwillingness to cooperate fully with the investigator.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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Trial Locations

Locations (6)

Lipid Research Center, CHUL du CHUQ

🇨🇦

Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada

Lipid Clinic and Community Genomic Center, Complexe Hospitalier de la Sagamie

🇨🇦

Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada

Hadassah University Hospital

🇮🇱

Jerusalem, Israel

Academic Medical Center Amsterdam

🇳🇱

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Lipidklinikken - Rikshospitalet

🇳🇴

Oslo, Norway

Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research Center

🇺🇸

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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