To Evaluate Ezetimibe/Simvastatin and Niacin (Extended Release Tablet) in Patients With Type IIa or Type IIb Hyperlipidemia (0653A-091)(COMPLETED)
- Conditions
- Hypercholesterolemia
- Registration Number
- NCT00271817
- Lead Sponsor
- Organon and Co
- Brief Summary
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ezetimibe/simvastatin and niacin in patients with high cholesterol.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1220
- Patient with LDL-C of 130 through 190 mg/dL and Triglycerides less than or equal to 500 mg/dL
- Patient willing to be on a low-cholesterol diet
- Pregnant or lactating women or intending to become pregnant
- Patient with sensitivity or intolerance to ezetimibe, simvastatin, or ezetimibe/simvastatin combination tablet
- Patient with sensitivity or intolerance ro niacin, any component or niacin extended release or aspirin
- Patient for whom discontinuation of existing lipid-lowering therapy treatment poses an unacceptable risk
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Percent Change From Baseline in Low-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol (LDL-C) Baseline and 24 weeks Ezetimibe/simvastatin co-administered with niacin extended release compared to ezetimibe/simvastatin monotherapy on the percent change from baseline in LDL-C after 24 weeks - 24 week measure minus baseline
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Percent Change From Baseline in High-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol (HDL-C) Baseline and 64 weeks Ezetimibe/simvastatin co-administered with niacin extended release compared to ezetimibe/simvastatin monotherapy on the percent change from baseline in HDL-C after 64 weeks - 64 week measure minus baseline
Percent Change From Baseline in Triglycerides (TG) Baseline and 64 weeks Ezetimibe/simvastatin co-administered with niacin extended release compared to ezetimibe/simvastatin monotherapy on the percent change from baseline in Triglycerides after 64 weeks - 64 week measure minus baseline
Percent Change From Baseline in Non-High-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol (Non-HDL-C) Baseline and 24 weeks Ezetimibe/simvastatin co-administered with niacin extended release compared to ezetimibe/simvastatin monotherapy on the percent change from baseline in non-HDL-C after 24 weeks - 24 week measure minus baseline
Percent Change From Baseline in Low-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol (LDL-C) Baseline and 64 weeks Ezetimibe/simvastatin co-administered with niacin extended release compared to ezetimibe/simvastatin monotherapy on the percent change from baseline in LDL-C after 64 weeks - 64 week measure minus baseline