Tolerability and Lipid Lowering Effect of Weekly/Biweekly Crestor in Statin Intolerant Patients Treated With Zetia

September 9, 2009 updated by: Bronx VA Medical Center
Recently, research studies have shown that patients who have had trouble taking statins every day, are able to take statins if they take them only once or twice a week. The investigators are doing a research study which involves switching people who are taking ezetimibe to the statin Crestor once or twice a week and to see how ell Crestor lowers cholesterol and if it is tolerated.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

30

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • Bronx, New York, United States, 10468
        • Recruiting
        • Bronx VA Medical Center
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Lawrence Baruch, MD

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 a history of intolerance to statins
  • Patients currently receiving ezetimibe
  • Patients willing and able to provide signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients receiving a statin (Lipitor, Crestor, Lescol, Simvastatin, or Pravachol)
  • Stroke, TIA, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass surgery, or major surgery within 3 months
  • Cancer undergoing active treatment
  • Creatinine clearance < 40 ml/minute
  • Active liver disease or persistent elevation of SGOT or SGPT > 2 times the upper limit of normal level
  • Participation in any clinical study within the last 30 days
  • Drug addition or alcohol abuse within the past 6 months
  • Use of cyclosporine within the last 3 months
  • Use of gemfibrozil within the last month
  • Patients unwilling or unable to provide informed consent
  • Patients with poor compliance
  • Women of childbearing potential
  • History of rhabdomyolysis due to statins

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Crestor
Crestor 10 or 20 milligrams
Drug: Rosuvastatin
Rosuvastatin 10 or 20 milligrams once or twice a week
Other Names:
  • Crestor
Active Comparator: Ezetimibe
Ezetimibe 5 or 10 milligrams
Drug: Ezetimibe
Ezetimibe 5 or 10 milligrams
Other Names:
  • Zetia

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol
Time Frame: 6 weeks
6 weeks
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol
Time Frame: 3-4 months
3-4 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The ability to remain on Crestor for the study period
Time Frame: 12 months
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Bronx VA Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Lawrence Baruch, MD, James J.Peters VA Medical Center

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

September 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2010

Study Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 8, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 8, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

September 9, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 10, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 9, 2009

Last Verified

September 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • BAR-09-07

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