A Study to Determine the Effect of WelChol Tablets on Cholesterol in Patients Who Have Been Taking Pravastatin for at Least 4 Weeks.

Completed · Phase 4 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Hypercholesterolemia

In brief

Determine the effect of WelChol tablets on serum lipids, lipoproteins, apolipoproteins, and lipoprotein particle size in patients who were stabilized on pravastatin therapy for at least 4 weeks.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00755352

Run by

Daiichi Sankyo

People needed

67

Starts

2002-11-01

Expected to finish

2005-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male or female > or = to 18 years of age
• On a stable dose of pravastatin
• LDL-C > or = to 100 mg/dL and < or = 250 mg/dL
• Triglycerides < or = to 300 mg/dL
• Women are not pregnant or breast-feeding or planning to become pregnant
• Women have had a hysterectomy or tubal ligation, or who are post-menopausal or who practice an accepted method of birth control as specified in the protocol

You may not qualify if…

• BMI > 40 kg/m2
• History of allergic or toxic reaction to colesevelam HCL
• History of swallowing disorder
• Any serious condition that would interfere with the conduct of the study

Where it is running

• Study site — Los Angeles, California, United States
• Study site — Castle Rock, Colorado, United States
• Study site — Jacksonville, Florida, United States
• Study site — Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States
• Study site — St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
• Study site — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Study site — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
• Study site — Louisville, Kentucky, United States
• Study site — Rochester, New York, United States
• Study site — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
• Study site — Cleveland, Ohio, United States
• Study site — Bartlett, Tennessee, United States
• Study site — Norfolk, Virginia, United States
• Study site — Richmond, Virginia, United States
• Study site — Seattle, Washington, United States

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