An Investigational Drug Study in Patients With Elevated Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease (0653-804)(COMPLETED)

February 3, 2022 updated by: Organon and Co

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Ezetimibe 10 mg or Placebo Added to Existing Atorvastatin 10 mg or 20 mg in Attaining Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Target Levels in Patients With Hypercholesterolemia and Coronary Heart Disease.

The purpose of this study is to investigate additional cholesterol lowering effects in patients with coronary heart disease by giving an investigational drug with a patient's current approved cholesterol lowering medication.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

The duration of treatment is 10 weeks.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

450

Phase

  • Phase 3

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with elevated cholesterol and coronary heart disease

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients whose cholesterol levels measure within acceptable ranges as specified by the study requirements

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Percentage of patients reaching their target LDL-C goal of </= 2.60 mmol/L, after 6 weeks of treatment.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Safety and tolerability.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2003

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2004

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 23, 2004

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 24, 2004

First Posted (Estimate)

September 27, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 15, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 3, 2022

Last Verified

February 1, 2022

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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