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CompletedNCT00652847Updated Aug 15, 2024

Randomized Parallel Group Trial Of The Efficacy And Safety Of Ezetimibe With A Statin Versus Statin Dose Doubling In Patients With Persistent Primary Hypercholesterolemia (0653-152)(COMPLETED)

A Phase 4 interventional study of ezetimibe and statins in Hypercholesterolemia, sponsored by Organon and Co. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-08-15.

Sponsored by Organon and Co · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1,140
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

To compare the percent (%) change in plasma LDL-C concentration, after a six week course of treatment with ezetimibe 10 mg/day co-administered with an existing statin versus doubling of the existing statin dose

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Conditions studied

  • Hypercholesterolemia
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In context

Hypercholesterolemia

1,267 studies on the registry are indexed under Hypercholesterolemia; 105 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 1,140 is above the median of 100 across 1,015 interventional studies indexed under Hypercholesterolemia.

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Lead sponsor

Organon and Co is the lead sponsor of 505 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Of its 22 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 18 (82%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients With A Diagnosis Of Primary Hypercholesterolemia And
  • Who Are Defined As Being "High Risk" (10-Year Risk Of Coronary Artery Disease > 20 % Based On The Framingham Model Or History Of Diabetes Mellitus Or Any Atherosclerosis Disease)
  • And Have Not Reached Their Recommended Ldl-C Target Levels Of 2.5 Mmol/L While On A Statin Alone

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

-

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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
1,140 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    group 1

    group 1: ezetimibe 10 mg per day is added to actual statin regimen for 6 weeks followed by an observational phase of 6 months.

    Drug: ezetimibe · Drug: statins

  • Active comparator
    Group 2

    Group 2: patients on statins have their dose doubled for 6 weeks followed by another 6 month observational phase.

    Drug: statins

Interventions

  • ezetimibe 10 mg/day for a six week course of treatment.

    Also known as: Zetia®, MK0653

  • Drugstatins

    patients on statins have their dose doubled for 6 weeks followed by another 6 month observational phase

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The primary measure of efficacy will be the percent change in plasma LDL-cholesterol between baseline and the final study assessment after six weeks of treatment.

    Time frame: 6 weeks

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Publications

  • Shekhar Pandey A, Bissonnette S, Boukas S, Rampakakis E, Sampalis JS. Effectiveness and tolerability of ezetimibe co-administered with statins versus statin dose-doubling in high-risk patients with persistent hyperlipidemia: The EZE(STAT)2 trial. Arch Med Sci. 2011 Oct;7(5):767-75. doi: 10.5114/aoms.2011.25550. Epub 2011 Nov 8. PubMed 22291820 ↗
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of May 2005, a primary completion of May 2007 and a completion of May 2007. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Apr 1, 2008
First posted
Apr 4, 2008
Start
May 2005
Primary completionActual
May 2007
CompletionActual
May 2007
Last update
Aug 15, 2024
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 15, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00652847
Lead sponsor
Organon and Co
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 4, 2008
Start date
May 2005
Primary completion
May 2007
Completion
May 2007
Last update
Aug 15, 2024

Study contacts

Medical Monitor
study director · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
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