Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Simvastatin Alone Compared With Simvastatin Plus Ezetimibe in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

This study has been completed.

First Received: October 29, 2007 Last Updated: November 28, 2007 History of Changes

Sponsor:	Merck
Information provided by:	Merck
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00551876

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine if the addition of ezetimibe 10 mg daily to ongoing 20 mg simvastatin daily will reduce LDL Cholesterol to a greater extent than increasing the dose of simvastatin to 40 mg daily in Type 2 diabetics treated with Thiazolidinediones (TZD).

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2	Drug: MK0653, ezetimibe / Duration of Treatment: 30 Weeks Drug: Comparator : ezetimibe (+) simvastatin / Duration of Treatment: 30 Weeks	Phase III

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Simvastatin Monotherapy Compared With Simvastatin Plus Ezetimibe (SCH 58235) in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Treated With Thiazolidinediones

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Diabetes

Drug Information available for: Simvastatin Ezetimibe

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Merck:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Percent change in fasting LDL-C from baseline to the average of the Week 6/Week 12 measurements [ Time Frame: 6 & 12 Weeks ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Well tolerated in patients in Diabetic patients [ Time Frame: 30 Weeks ]

Estimated Enrollment:	250
Study Start Date:	December 2001

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	30 Years to 75 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Men or women age between 30 and 75 with Type 2 diabetes mellitus who are treated with pioglitazone or rosiglitazone
Additionally, patients must have an LDL-C >100 mg/dL at Visit 1 or prior to initiation of statin therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients taking sliding scale insulin, selected lipid lowering medications, oral anticoagulants and cyclical sex hormones
Patients with heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease, uncontrolled high blood pressure, and insulin dependent diabetes

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00551876

Sponsors and Collaborators

Merck

Investigators

Study Director:

Medical Monitor

Merck

More Information

Publications:

Gaudiani LM, Lewin A, Meneghini L, Perevozskaya I, Plotkin D, Mitchel Y, Shah S. Efficacy and safety of ezetimibe co-administered with simvastatin in thiazolidinedione-treated type 2 diabetic patients. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2005 Jan;7(1):88-97.

Study ID Numbers:	2006_554
Study First Received:	October 29, 2007
Last Updated:	November 28, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00551876 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Antimetabolites
Metabolic Diseases
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Simvastatin
Antilipemic Agents
Diabetes Mellitus
Endocrine System Diseases
Enzyme Inhibitors

Ezetimibe
Anticholesteremic Agents
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Pharmacologic Actions
Therapeutic Uses
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Glucose Metabolism Disorders

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