Compare the Safety & Efficacy of Rosuvastatin 40mg in Combination With Ezetimibe 10mg (EXPLORER)

March 25, 2009 updated by: AstraZeneca

A 6wk Open-Label, Randomised, Multicentre, Phase IIIb, Parallel Group Study to Compare the Safety & Efficacy of Rosuvastatin 40mg in Comb.With Ezetimibe 10mg in Subjects With Hypercholesterolaemia & CHD or Atherosclerosis or a CHD Risk Equiv. (10 yr Risk Score >20%).

The purpose of this study is to compare 6 weeks of treatment with rosuvastatin alone compared with 6 weeks of treatment of rosuvastatin combined with ezetimibe in achieving low density lipoprotein level goals.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

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:

  • A history of CHD or clinical evidence of atherosclerosis or multiple risk factors that confer a high risk as defined in the protocol.
  • Fasting LDL-C concentrations at Visit 1 as defined in the protocol.
  • Discontinuation of all lipid lowering therapy at Visit 1.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of statin induced serious side effects, or serious hypersensitivity reaction to other statins.
  • Subjects considered to be unstable by the investigator after the following events: a myocardial infarction (heart attack), unstable angina, myocardial revascularisation or another revascularisation procedure or a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or stroke.
  • Severe congestive cardiac failure (as defined by the protocol - Appendix I).
  • Subjects awaiting a planned myocardial revascularisation prior to starting the study (i.e. planned prior to visit 1)..

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: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Rosuvastatin 40mg/Ezetimibe 10mg combination therapy
Drug: Rosuvastatin
40mg
Other Names:
  • Crestor
Drug: Ezetimibe
10mg
Other Names:
  • Zetia
Experimental: 2
Rosuvastatin 40 mg
Drug: Rosuvastatin
40mg
Other Names:
  • Crestor

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
To compare the efficacy of rosuvastatin alone with rosuvastatin combined with ezetimibe by measuring fasting low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels at baseline and Week 6

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
To compare the efficacy of rosuvastatin alone with rosuvastatin combined with ezetimibe by measuring fasting blood lipid levels levels at baseline and Week 6
Safety: by measuring adverse events & abnormal laboratory markers to compare safety & tolerability of rosuvastatin alone with rosuvastatin combined with ezetimibe

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

AstraZeneca

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Christine Ballantyne, MD, Centre for prevention of cardiovascular disease, Texas, USA

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

June 1, 2004

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 2, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 4, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

April 7, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 26, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 25, 2009

Last Verified

March 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • D3569C00006

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