A Phase 4 interventional study of Extended release niacin/laropiprant and placebo in Coronary Artery Disease and Dyslipidemias, sponsored by Daniel A. Siniawski. Terminated at 1 site in Argentina. Open to participants aged 21 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-09-21.
Sponsored by Daniel A. Siniawski · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment
During the screening period, patients will be pre-selected from medical records of patients that met the inclusion criteria. Patients who fulfilled the eligibility criteria will be invited to participate in the study by signing the consent form. After consenting, a screening blood sample test will be taken to determine TC, HDL-C, TG, LDL-C, non-HDL-C (the difference between TC and HDL-C), ALT, AST, CK, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), uric acid and TSH in the local laboratory. Patients who have HDL-C, LDL-C and/or non-HDL-C within inclusion criteria and had none of the biochemical exclusion criteria will be randomized one week after the screening blood test. Further blood samples will be obtained at baseline, 4 weeks (± 2 days), 12 weeks (± 2 days), 16 weeks (± 2 days) and 24 weeks (± 2 days). The blood samples will be centrifuged a 2000 rpm and a tube with blood serum will be sent to the local laboratory for measuring plasma levels of TC, HDL-C, TG, LDL-C, ALT, AST, CK, fasting glucose, HbA1c, creatinine, uric acid, ApoB, ApoA, Lp(a), high sensibility-C Reactive Protein (hs-CRP) and HDL-C sub-fractions (baseline, weeks 12 and 24). ALT, AST, CK, fasting glucose, creatinine and uric acid will be measured at weeks 4 and 16. A second tube will be frozen in -70ºC refrigerator an will be sent to the Department of Clinical Biochemistry of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) to determine: paraoxonase 1/arylesterase activity (PON1), soluble cell adhesion molecule level (ICAM-1), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) and cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) activity. A third tube will be frozen in -70ºC refrigerator an will be sent to the Cardiovascular Research Center of the Faculty of Medical Sciences from the University of La Plata (Argentina) to determine ex vivo cellular cholesterol efflux capacity.
A unique patient number will be provided by the randomization coordinating centre from the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.
Randomized patient will received a bottle of 35 pills with 1g ERN/20mg LRPT or placebo. At week 4 (± 2 days), after randomization the patient will be assessed in the outpatient clinic. Patients with good tolerance to the study medication will receive four bottles of 35 pills with 1g ERN/20mg LRPT or placebo. At week 12 (± 2 days), patients will be assessed in the outpatient clinic patients and will be crossed over to placebo or active medication. Patients will receive a bottle of 35 pills with 1g ERN/20mg LRPT or placebo. At week 16 (± 2 days), patients with good tolerance to the study medication will receive four bottles of 35 pills with 1g ERN/20mg LRPT or placebo.
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Exclusion Criteria:
The patients will be randomized to one of two arms. The intervention is with the extended release niacin laropiprant combination, that is an add on of the usual medication that the primary care physician gave them to treat their lipid disorder (statin, ezetimibe or the combination of both).
Drug: Extended release niacin/laropiprant
The patients will received placebo added to the usual therapy their primary care physician gave them to treat their lipid disorder (statin, ezetimibe or the combination of both).
Drug: placebo
Randomized patient will received 1 tablet of 1g ERN/20 mg LRPT for the first 4 weeks of treatment. At week 4 (± 2 days)the patient will be assessed in the outpatient clinic. Patients with good tolerance to the study medication will receive 2 tablets of 1 g ERN/20 mg LRPT that should be taken together for the next 8 weeks. At week 12 (± 2 days), patients will be assessed in the outpatient clinic patients and will be crossed over to placebo.
Randomized patient will received 1 oral 1 g tablet of placebo for the first 4 weeks of treatment. At week 4 (± 2 days), after randomization the patient will be assessed in the outpatient clinic. Patients with good tolerance to the study medication will receive 2 oral 1 g tablets of placebo that should be taken together for the next 8 weeks. At week 12 (± 2 days), patients will be assessed in the outpatient clinic patients and will be crossed over to active medication.
Nominal change from baseline in low density lipoprotein- cholesterol (LDL-C) at 12 weeks of treatment with the extended release niacin /laropiprant combination added to usual therapy.
Will be calculated by the Friedewald equation. With plasma triglycerides levels \>400 mg/dL, LDL-C will be measured by an homogeneous method.
Time frame: Week -1, baseline (week 0), week (12 ± 2 days) and week 24 (± 2days).
Efficacy on other lipid variables: high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides, total cholesterol (TC), TC/HDL-C ratio, apolipoprotein B (ApoB), apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA), ApoB/ApoA ratio and lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)].
TC: enzymatic method. HDL-C: homogeneous direct method. Lp(a),ApoA and ApoB: nephelometric method, using an Immage immunochemistry system (Beckman Coulter).
Time frame: Baseline (week 0), week 12 (± 2 days) and week (24 ± 2 days).
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