A Study in People With High Cholesterol

Summary

The purposes of this study are to determine: * The safety of the study medication and any side effects that might be associated with it * Whether the study medication can help patients with high levels of "bad" cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol \[LDL-C\]), alone or in combination with additional study medication

Timeline

Start

2005-07

Primary completion

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Completion

2006-09

Publications

• Nissen SE, Nicholls SJ, Wolski K, Howey DC, McErlean E, Wang MD, Gomez EV, Russo JM. Effects of a potent and selective PPAR-alpha agonist in patients with atherogenic dyslipidemia or hypercholesterolemia: two randomized controlled trials. JAMA. 2007 Mar 28;297(12):1362-73. doi: 10.1001/jama.297.12.1362. Epub 2007 Mar 25.

Drugs

Indications