A Study of MK0859 in Patients With Primary Hypercholesterolemia or Mixed Hyperlipidemia

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by:	Merck
Information provided by:	Merck
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00565292

Purpose

This is a study to assess the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of MK0859 in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia (large amounts of cholesterol in the blood) or mixed hyperlipidemia (high levels of LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and low levels of HDL cholesterol in blood) This is an early phase trial and some specific protocol information is in progress and not publicly available at this time. (Full information is available to trial participants).

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Hypercholesterolemia Hyperlipidemia	Drug: MK0859	Phase I

Genetics Home Reference related topics: hypercholesterolemia

MedlinePlus related topics: Cholesterol

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Further study details as provided by Merck:

Study Start Date:	July 2006
Study Completion Date:	August 2006

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 75 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patient is between 18 and 75 years of age
Patient can be on a stable diet for the study
Patient has a stable weight for more then 6 weeks before the study and has not participated in a weight loss program

Exclusion Criteria:

Patient has chronic heart failure or a history of heart disease
Patient has blood, digestive, or central nervous system disorders
Patient is pregnant or nursing
Patient is HIV positive

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00565292

Sponsors and Collaborators

Merck

Investigators

Study Director:

Medical Monitor

Merck

More Information

Publications indexed to this study:

Krishna R, Anderson MS, Bergman AJ, Jin B, Fallon M, Cote J, Rosko K, Chavez-Eng C, Lutz R, Bloomfield DM, Gutierrez M, Doherty J, Bieberdorf F, Chodakewitz J, Gottesdiener KM, Wagner JA. Effect of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitor, anacetrapib, on lipoproteins in patients with dyslipidaemia and on 24-h ambulatory blood pressure in healthy individuals: two double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled phase I studies. Lancet. 2007 Dec 8;370(9603):1907-14.

Study ID Numbers:	2007_655
Study First Received:	November 27, 2007
Last Updated:	November 27, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00565292
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Metabolic Diseases
Hyperlipidemias
Hyperlipidemia, Familial Combined
Metabolic disorder

Combined hyperlipidemia, familial
Hypercholesterolemia
Dyslipidemias
Lipid Metabolism Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009