At a glance
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A Double-blind, Randomized, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Evolocumab, Compared With Ezetimibe, in Hypercholesterolemic Subjects Unable to Tolerate an Effective Dose of a HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor Due to Muscle Related Side Effects
In Brief
A Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating Atorvastatin, Placebo to Atorvastatin, and 4 other interventions for Hyperlipidemia. Completed, enrolled 511 participants across 58 sites in 13 countries.
Detailed Summary
The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of 24 weeks of evolocumab administered subcutaneously (SC) every month, compared with ezetimibe, on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in adults with high cholesterol who are unable to tolerate an effective dose of a statin due to muscle-related side effects (MRSE).
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Atorvastatin was supplied as over-encapsulated 20 mg tablets
Placebo matching to atorvastatin supplied as over-encapsulated tablets
Placebo matching to Ezetimibe supplied as over-encapsulated tablets.
Ezetimibe was supplied as 10 mg tablets, over-encapsulated for blinding.
Placebo matching to evolocumab supplied as single-use prefilled autoinjector/pen(s)
Evolocumab supplied as single-use prefilled autoinjector/pen(s)