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Investigational Drug Study in Patients With Elevated Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Merck
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00092599
First received: September 23, 2004
Last updated: January 21, 2010
Last verified: January 2010
History of Changes
  Purpose

This study will evaluate patients who have coronary heart disease to determine if an investigational drug will further lower cholesterol when taken in combination with an approved cholesterol lowering medication.


Condition Intervention Phase
Hypercholesterolemia
Coronary Disease
 Drug: MK0653, ezetimibe
Drug: Comparator: ezetimibe, placebo
 Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Ezetimibe 10 mg or Placebo Co-administered With Existing Simvastatin 10 mg or 20 mg in Attaining Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Target Levels in Patients With Hypercholesterolemia and Coronary Heart Disease.

Resource links provided by NLM:

Drug Information available for: Ezetimibe
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Merck:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Percentage of patients reaching LDL goal of <2.60 mmol/L after 6 weeks of treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Safety and tolerability.

Estimated Enrollment: 320
Study Start Date: March 2003
Detailed Description:

The duration of treatment is 10 weeks.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with elevated cholesterol and coronary heart disease

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who do not meet specific cholesterol levels as required by the study
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00092599

Sponsors and Collaborators
Merck
Investigators
Study Director: Medical Monitor Merck
  More Information

Publications:

Responsible Party: Executive Vice President, Clinical and Quantitative Sciences, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00092599     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 2004_039, MK0653-801
Study First Received: September 23, 2004
Last Updated: January 21, 2010
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Merck:
Elevated Cholesterol

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Coronary Artery Disease
Myocardial Ischemia
Coronary Disease
Heart Diseases
Hypercholesterolemia
Cardiovascular Diseases
Arteriosclerosis
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Hyperlipidemias
Dyslipidemias
 Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Ezetimibe
Anticholesteremic Agents
Hypolipidemic Agents
Antimetabolites
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Pharmacologic Actions
Lipid Regulating Agents
Therapeutic Uses

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 22, 2013