A Study Comparing Ezetimibe Plus Simvastatin Versus Simvastatin Alone in Patients at Risk for Heart Disease (0653-023)(COMPLETED)

Summary

This purpose of this study is to determine if the administration of ezetimibe and simvastatin together is more effective than simvastatin alone in lowering LDL-C levels to a goal of \<100 mg/dL in patients at risk for Heart Disease.

Timeline

Start

2002-01

Primary completion

2003-03

Completion

2003-03

Publications

• Background McKenney J, Ballantyne CM, Feldman TA, Brady WE, Shah A, Davies MJ, Palmisano J, Mitchel YB. LDL-C goal attainment with ezetimibe plus simvastatin coadministration vs atorvastatin or simvastatin monotherapy in patients at high risk of CHD. MedGenMed. 2005 Jul 14;7(3):3.
• Background Feldman T, Koren M, Insull W Jr, McKenney J, Schrott H, Lewin A, Shah S, Sidisin M, Cho M, Kush D, Mitchel Y. Treatment of high-risk patients with ezetimibe plus simvastatin co-administration versus simvastatin alone to attain National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goals. Am J Cardiol. 2004 Jun 15;93(12):1481-6. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.02.059.
• Background Catapano A, Brady WE, King TR, Palmisano J. Lipid altering-efficacy of ezetimibe co-administered with simvastatin compared with rosuvastatin: a meta-analysis of pooled data from 14 clinical trials. Curr Med Res Opin. 2005 Jul;21(7):1123-30. doi: 10.1185/030079905X50642.

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