Effect of an Investigational Compound on Tolerability of Extended Release Niacin (0524A-023)(COMPLETED)

February 15, 2017 updated by: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

A Worldwide, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Parallel, Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of MK0524 to Improve Tolerability of Extended Release Niacin

This is a 12-week clinical trial in lipid clinic patients for whom niacin therapy is appropriate to evaluate the efficacy of MK0524 to improve the tolerability of extended-release niacin. There will be 6 scheduled clinic visits and 3 treatment arms.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

825

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 to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient is appropriate candidate for niacin therapy
  • Patients with evidence of ischemic cardiovascular disease must be on a statin and have LDL-C <130 mg/dL at V1
  • Patients with diabetes mellitus and no evidence of ischemic cardiovascular disease must have LDL-C <130 mg/dL at V1
  • Non-diabetic patients with 2 or more risk factors for coronary heart disease and no ischemic cardiovascular disease must have LDL-C <160 mg/dL at V1
  • Patient has TG <500 mg/dL (5.65 mmol/L) at V1
  • A patients historic serum or plasma lipid values measured within 6 months from Visit 1 may be used to meet lipid inclusion criteria
  • ALL OTHER PATIENTS DO NOT REQUIRE SPECIFIC LIPID ENTRY CRITERIA

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with unstable doses of medications
  • Pregnant or lactating women, or women intending to become pregnant are excluded
  • Patients with diabetes mellitus that is poorly controlled, unstable or newly diagnosed
  • Patients with: chronic heart failure, uncontrolled/unstable cardiac arrhythmias, unstable hypertension, active or chronic hepatobiliary disorder or hepatic disease, HIV positive, gout (within 1 year)

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Placebo → MK-0524A 2g
Following an 8-week active run-in (MK-0524A 1g (4 Weeks) then MK-0524A 2g (4 weeks) participants will be administered MK-0524A Placebo for 5 days (drug holiday) followed by MK-0524A 2 g for the remainder of the study (7 days).
Drug: Placebo
Drug: MK-0524A
Active Comparator: Placebo → Extended Release (ER)-Niacin 2g
Following an 8-week active run-in (MK-0524A 1g (4 Weeks) then MK-0524A 2g (4 weeks) participants will be administered MK-0524A Placebo for 5 days (drug holiday) followed by ER-Niacin 2g for the remainder of the study (7 days)
Drug: Placebo
Drug: ER Niacin
Experimental: MK-0524A 2g
Following an 8-week active run-in (MK-0524A 1g (4 Weeks) then MK-0524A 2g (4 weeks) participants will be administered MK-0524A 2g for the remainder of the study (approximately 2 weeks).
Drug: MK-0524A

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Global Flushing Severity Score (GFSS) during 7 days of treatment
Time Frame: during 7 days of treatment
during 7 days of treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Percentage of Participants Who Experience at Least 1 Adverse Event
Time Frame: up to 10 weeks
up to 10 weeks
Percentage of Participants Who Were Discontinued from the Study Due to an Adverse Event
Time Frame: up to 10 weeks
up to 10 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

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

July 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 14, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 14, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

September 15, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 16, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 15, 2017

Last Verified

February 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0524A-023
  • MK0524A-023
  • 2006_504

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Study Data/Documents

  1. CSR Synopsis

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