Efficacy and Safety of AMR101 (Ethyl Icosapentate) in Patients With Fasting Triglyceride (Tg) Levels ≥ 500 and ≤ 2000 mg/dL (MARINE)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01047683 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: January 13, 2010
Last Update Posted
: January 17, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hypertriglyceridemia | Drug: AMR101 (ethyl icosapentate) Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 229 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of AMR101 (Ethyl Icosapentate) in Patients With Fasting Triglyceride Levels ≥ 500 mg/dL and ≤ 2000 mg/dL |
Study Start Date : | December 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2010 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2011 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo |
Drug: Placebo
Placebo 4 capsules/day for 12 weeks (Weeks 1-12), then AMR101 (ethyl icosapentate) for 40 weeks (Weeks 13-52)
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Experimental: AMR101 (ethyl icosapentate) - 2 g/day |
Drug: AMR101 (ethyl icosapentate)
AMR101 (ethyl icosapentate) 2 capsules/day for 12 weeks (Weeks 1-12), then AMR101 (ethyl icosapentate) 4 capsules/day for 40 weeks (Weeks 13-52)
Drug: Placebo
Placebo 2 capsules/day for 12 weeks (Weeks 1-12)
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Experimental: AMR101 (ethyl icosapentate) - 4 g/day |
Drug: AMR101 (ethyl icosapentate)
AMR101 (ethyl icosapentate) 4 capsules/day for 12 weeks (Weeks 1-12), then AMR101 (ethyl icosapentate) 4 capsules/day for 40 weeks (Weeks 13-52)
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- Difference between AMR101 (ethyl icosapentate) and placebo treatment groups in triglyceride lowering effect [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Difference between AMR101 (ethyl icosapentate) and placebo treatment groups in other lipid and biomarker levels [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and women, ages >18
- Fasting triglyceride ≥500 mg/dL and ≤2000 mg/dL
- Provide written informed consent and authorization for protected health information disclosure
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women who are pregnant or lactating, or planning to become pregnant
- Use of non-statin lipid-altering drugs which cannot be stopped including fibrates, niacin, fish oil and other products containing omega-3 fatty acids or other dietary supplements with potential lipid-altering effects
- History of pancreatitis
- History of bariatric surgery or currently on weight loss drugs
- Uncontrolled hypertension (BP > 160/100)
- HIV infection or on treatment with HIV-protease inhibitors, cyclophosphamide,or isotretinoin
- Consumption of more than 2 alcoholic beverages per day
- History of cancers (except if been disease free for >5 years OR history was basal or squamous cell skin cancer)
- Participation in another clinical trial involving an investigational agent in the last 30 days
- Other parameters will be assessed at the study center to ensure eligibility for this study.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01047683

Additional Information:
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Responsible Party: | Amarin Pharma Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01047683 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
AMR-01-01-0016 |
First Posted: | January 13, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 17, 2014 |
Last Verified: | December 2013 |
Keywords provided by Amarin Pharma Inc.:
hypertriglyceridemia omega-3 fatty acids statin triglycerides lipids EPA docosahexaenoic acid fish fatty acids fibrates niacin lipid atorvastatin Lovaza simvastatin |
lovastatin pravastatin fluvastatin rosuvastatin Trilipix Vytorin Simcor Niaspan ezetimibe Zetia ethyl-EPA ethyl icosapentate Crestor Zocor Lipitor |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hypertriglyceridemia Hyperlipidemias Dyslipidemias Lipid Metabolism Disorders |
Metabolic Diseases Eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors |