Comparison of the Effect of Vytorin 10/80 Tablet Split Into 4 and Simvastatin 20 Milligrams on Low-density Lipoprotein (LDL) Cholesterol
Completed · Phase 4
Conditions studied: Hypercholesterolemia
In brief
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of a Vytorin 10/80 tablet, an approved agent for the treatment of elevated LDL cholesterol which combines the cholesterol absorption inhibitor Ezetimibe 10 mg and simvastatin 80 mg, when split into 4 using a tablet splitter, versus a whole simvastatin 20 milligram tablet.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00762164
- Run by
- Bronx VA Medical Center
- People needed
- 34
- Starts
- 2007-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2009-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-07-03
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Subjects with an LDL-cholesterol greater than 100 mg/dL
- Patients willing and able to provide signed informed consent
You may not qualify if…
- Patients receiving a statin (Lipitor, Crestor, Lescol, Simvastatin, or Pravachol)
- Patients intolerant of statins
- Patients receiving ezetimibe
- Patients intolerant of ezetimibe
- Patients receiving a niacin preparation
- Stroke, TIA, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass surgery, or major surgery within 3 months
- Cancer undergoing active treatment
- Creatinine clearance < 50 ml/minute
- Active liver disease or persistent elevation of SGOT or SGPT > 2 times the upper limit of normal level
- Participation in any clinical study within the last 30 days
- Drug addition or alcohol abuse within the past 6 months
- Use of azole antifungal agents, amiodarone, fibrates or immunosuppressant drugs within the last 3 months
- Active use of macrolide antibiotics or verapamil
- Consumption of grapefruit juice on a daily basis
- Patients unwilling or unable to provide informed consent
- Patients with poor compliance
- Women of childbearing potential
Where it is running
- Bronx VA Medical Center — The Bronx, New York, United States
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