At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison Record- ✓LDL cholesterol 130–190 mg/dL
- ✓Triglycerides ≤500 mg/dL
- ✓Willing to adhere to a low-cholesterol diet
- ✕Pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant
- ✕Known sensitivity or intolerance to ezetimibe, simvastatin, or the ezetimibe/simvastatin combination
- ✕Known sensitivity or intolerance to niacin, any niacin ER component, or aspirin
- ✕Cannot safely discontinue existing lipid-lowering therapy
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Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Ezetimibe/Simvastatin and Niacin (Extended Release Tablet) Co-Administered in Patients With Type IIa or Type IIb Hyperlipidemia
In Brief
A Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating Comparator: ezetimibe/simvastatin + niacin (ER), Comparator: Placebo to ezetimibe/simvastatin, and 6 other interventions for Hypercholesterolemia. Completed, enrolled 1,220 participants.
Detailed Summary
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ezetimibe/simvastatin and niacin in patients with high cholesterol.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/20mg tablet + niacin (ER) tablet, titrating to 2g, po qd. Treatment time will be \~24 weeks
ezetimibe/simvastatin (Pbo) tablet. Treatment time will be \~24 weeks.
niacin (ER) tablet, titrating to 2g, po qd. Treatment time will be \~24 weeks
ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/20mg tablet. Treatment time will be \~24 weeks.
Niacin (ER) (Pbo) tablet. Treatment time will be \~24 weeks.
ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/20mg tablet + niacin (ER) tablet 2g, po qd. Treatment time will be \~40 additional weeks for a total of 64 weeks
ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/20mg tablet. Treatment time will be \~40 additional weeks for a total of 64 weeks
Niacin (ER) (Pbo) tablet. Treatment time will be \~40 additional weeks for a total of 64 weeks