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A Study of MK0859 in Patients With Primary Hypercholesterolemia or Mixed Hyperlipidemia

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Merck
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00565292
First received: November 27, 2007
Last updated: NA
Last verified: November 2007
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

This is a study to assess the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of MK0859 in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia (large amounts of cholesterol in the blood) or mixed hyperlipidemia (high levels of LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and low levels of HDL cholesterol in blood) This is an early phase trial and some specific protocol information is in progress and not publicly available at this time. (Full information is available to trial participants).


Condition Intervention Phase
Hypercholesterolemia
Hyperlipidemia
 Drug: MK0859
 Phase 1

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double-Blind
Primary Purpose: Treatment

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Cholesterol
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Merck:

Study Start Date: July 2006
Study Completion Date: August 2006
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 75 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient is between 18 and 75 years of age
  • Patient can be on a stable diet for the study
  • Patient has a stable weight for more then 6 weeks before the study and has not participated in a weight loss program

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient has chronic heart failure or a history of heart disease
  • Patient has blood, digestive, or central nervous system disorders
  • Patient is pregnant or nursing
  • Patient is HIV positive
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00565292

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

No publications provided by Merck

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00565292     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 2007_655
Study First Received: November 27, 2007
Last Updated: November 27, 2007
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hypercholesterolemia
Hyperlipidemias
Hyperlipidemia, Familial Combined
Dyslipidemias
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
 Metabolic Diseases
Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Genetic Diseases, Inborn

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 17, 2013