Clinical Trial of CoQ10 for Mild-to-Moderate Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

Sponsor:

Collaborator:

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Catherine Buettner, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01032993

First received: December 15, 2009

Last updated: December 3, 2015

Last verified: December 2015

History of Changes

Purpose

This study will evaluate whether a dietary supplement, coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), will improve muscle symptoms, such as muscle aches, pains, cramps, and/or weakness, which are experienced by some individuals who use statin medications.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Pain Weakness Cramps Myalgia Side Effects of Statins	Dietary Supplement: Coenzyme Q10 Other: Placebo	Phase 2 Phase 3


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator) Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	Clinical Trial of CoQ10 for Mild-to-Moderate Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Statins

Drug Information available for: Ubidecarenone

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Muscle symptoms [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Continued statin use [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Muscle strength [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Disability [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Adverse effects [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]


Estimated Enrollment:	50
Study Start Date:	December 2009
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2016
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	October 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Coenzyme Q10	Dietary Supplement: Coenzyme Q10 300 mg of CoQ10 (three 100 mg chewable tablets) 2 times daily for 4 weeks
Placebo Comparator: Placebo	Other: Placebo Placebo (three chewable tablets) 2 times daily for 4 weeks

Detailed Description:

This study will recruit individuals who have had muscle symptoms while using a statin. During the first part of the study, volunteers will be given a statin medication to see if their muscle symptoms return. Those who experience muscle symptoms on this statin rechallenge will be invited to continue in the second part of the trial, in which participants will be randomly assigned to receive either CoQ10 or a placebo (sugar pill) to take with statin medication. We hypothesize that those who receive CoQ10 will experience an improvement in their muscle symptoms compared to those who receive placebo, and, secondarily, that those who receive CoQ10 will be more likely to continue taking the statin medication.

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	21 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients with a history of muscle symptoms (such as aches, pains, cramps and/or weakness) while taking a statin drug that persisted for at least 2 weeks on a statin

Exclusion Criteria:

Plasma creatine kinase levels > 3 times the upper normal limit
Liver enzymes, alanine transferase (ALT) or aspartate transferase (AST) > 2 times the upper normal limit
Pregnancy or breastfeeding (a contraindication for statin use)
Severe renal impairment, defined as glomerular filtration rate (GFR) < 30 ml/min/1.73 m2
Bleeding disorder, current use of warfarin, an international normalized ratio (INR) greater than 1.5, or a platelet count less than 100,000 mm3
Contraindication to strength testing, including myocardial infarction, unstable angina, or revascularization procedure within the past six weeks, a history of brain aneurysm or stroke
Chest or abdominal surgery within the past six weeks
Severe persistent pain related to other causes
Unable to complete self-administered questionnaires, or unable to read or converse in English

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01032993

Locations


United States, Massachusetts
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

Sponsors and Collaborators

Catherine Buettner

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Catherine Buettner, MD, MPH	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

More Information


Responsible Party:	Catherine Buettner, Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01032993 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	K23AR055664
Study First Received:	December 15, 2009
Last Updated:	December 3, 2015
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center:


CoQ10 Statins Myalgia Muscle Pain Muscle Weakness

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Myalgia Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal Pain Pain Neurologic Manifestations Nervous System Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases	Signs and Symptoms Coenzyme Q10 Ubiquinone Micronutrients Growth Substances Physiological Effects of Drugs Vitamins

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 29, 2016

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