Investigations on Differences in Atorvastatin Metabolites Ratios as a Diagnostic Tool in Detecting Atorvastatin Induced Myotoxicity
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00414531 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : December 21, 2006
Last Update Posted : December 3, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Myotoxicity of Atorvastatin Treatment | Drug: Atorvastatin | Phase 4 |
The primary objective of the study is to investigate the ratios of p-hydroxyatorvastatin to atorvastatin in patients receiving atorvastatin treatment, who experience muscle adverse events, to elucidate whether differences in this ratio might have a positive or negative predictive value in diagnosing atorvastatin muscle toxicity. If this is shown, measurements of atorvastatin metabolites from patients experiencing muscle adverse events might be a valuable diagnostic tool to diagnose myopathy associated with statin treatment. The primary endpoint cut off level for present myotoxicity has been set to a ratio of p-hydroxyatorvastatin /atorvastatin of 0.15 from the previously performed pilot study (Unpublished data, Herman M et al). Values at or above this ratio will be considered as clinical significant indicia of statin related myopathy.
Secondary objectives include descriptively investigation of drug to metabolite cut off ratio for atorvastatin lactone/atorvastatin. Whether other cut off values, both for p-hydroxyatorvastatin as well as for atorvastatin lactone, give more precise identification of patients that are experiencing statin related myopathy compared to controls will also be investigated.
Explorative objectives of the study are to investigate possible in vitro phenotypic differences in isolated muscle cells from patients experiencing muscle toxicity compared to patients not experiencing muscle toxicity. If there are genetic differences between patients experiencing myotoxicity and those not, this difference is likely to show as phenotypic differences in in vitro studies of isolated muscle cells. If such phenotypic differences are present in vitro possible mechanistic causes will be further investigated.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 53 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Diagnostic |
Official Title: | Investigations on Differences in Atorvastatin Metabolites Ratios as a Diagnostic Tool in Detecting Atorvastatin Induced Myotoxicity |
Study Start Date : | May 2005 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 2009 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 2009 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Patients diagnosed to have or not to have Statin induced Myopathy
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Drug: Atorvastatin
20 to 80 mg per day |
- ratio of p-hydroxyatorvastatin to atorvastatin vs. myopathy [ Time Frame: march 2009 ]
- ratio of atorvastatin lactone to atorvastatin vs. myopathy [ Time Frame: march 2009 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Suspected atorvastatin induced muscle adverse events.
- Signed informed consent.
- 18 years of age or older.
- Able to donate blood samples.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00414531
Norway | |
Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet HF, Lipid clinic | |
Oslo, Norway, 0027 |
Study Director: | Anders Åsberg, Ph.D. | Universtiy of Oslo |
Responsible Party: | University of Oslo School of Pharmacy |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00414531 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
AVALIP05 |
First Posted: | December 21, 2006 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 3, 2014 |
Last Verified: | August 2009 |
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