Simvastatin With or Without Ezetimibe and Atherothrombotic Biomarker Assessment - Full Text View

Sponsors and Collaborators:	University of Maryland Merck
Information provided by:	University of Maryland
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00819403

Purpose

To determine whether the combination of ezetimibe and simvastatin improves biomarkers of atherothromobosis compared to simvastatin alone in patients with the metabolic syndrome.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Metabolic Syndrome	Drug: simvastatin Drug: ezetimibe/simvastatin	Phase IV

Drug Information available for: Simvastatin Ezetimibe

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	The Effects of Ezetimibe/Simvastatin Versus Simvastatin Alone on Platelet and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Patients With the Metabolic Syndrome

Further study details as provided by University of Maryland:

Primary Outcome Measures:

To determine the ex vivo effects of treatment with Vytorin versus Zocor for 6 weeks on platelet alpha thrombin PAR-1 receptor expression. The flow cytometry measurements will be done by the central core lab in a blinded fashion. [ Time Frame: 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

We will compare how treatment with Vytorin versus Zocor for 6 weeks will affect platelet activity, and inflammatory biomarkers as secondary endpoints for the study. [ Time Frame: 3 mo ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	30
Study Start Date:	January 2009
Estimated Study Completion Date:	June 2010
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	June 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
simvastatin: Active Comparator Simvastatin 40 mg daily	Drug: simvastatin Subjects will receive 6 weeks of simvastatin 40 mg, after which atherthrombotic biomarker assessment will be studied.
simvastatin/ezetimibe: Active Comparator Subjects will receive 6 weeks of ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/40 mg, after which atherthrombotic biomarker assessment will be studied.	Drug: ezetimibe/simvastatin Subjects will receive 6 weeks of simvastatin 40 mg, after which atherthrombotic biomarker assessment will be studied.

Detailed Description:

To assess the ex vivo effects of ezetimibe/simvastatin (E/S) (Vytorin 10/40mg) and simvastatin (S) (Zocor 40mg) on platelet and inflammation biomarkers in patients with documented metabolic syndrome.
To compare platelet-related effects including PAR-1 receptor inhibition of E/S with those of the established anti-platelet agents including aspirin, clopidogrel, intravenous and oral glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors.
To determine whether the addition of ezetimibe will yield extra protection beyond lipid modulation in the reduction of inflammation and platelet activation.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	21 Years to 90 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Men and women greater than or equal to 21 years of age
Diagnosis of metabolic syndrome. We defined the presence of metabolic syndrome based on the US National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines. Specifically, metabolic syndrome will be diagnosed and documented when 3 of the following 5 characteristics will be present:
- abdominal obesity, given as waist circumference for men > 102 cm, and for women > 88 cm
- triglycerides > 150 mg/dL
- HDL cholesterol < 40 mg/dL for men, and < 50 mg/dL for women
- blood pressure > 130/85 mm Hg
- fasting glucose > 110 mg/dL

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients will be excluded for a history of bleeding diathesis
drug or alcohol abuse
prothrombin time greater than 1.5 times control
platelet count < 100,000/mm3
hematocrit < 25%
creatinine > 4.0 mg/dl
surgery or angioplasty performed within 3 months or planned for the future
history of gastrointestinal or other bleeding
history of drug-induced disorders
trauma, cancer, rheumatic diseases, coronary artery disease or stroke
Patients participating in other investigational drug trials within one month of completion will be also excluded

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00819403

Contacts

Contact: MICHAEL MILLER, MD	410 328-6299	mmiller@medicine.umaryland.edu
Contact: Cathy Winks	410 328-6299	cwinks@medicine.umaryland.edu

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Maryland

Merck

Investigators

Principal Investigator:	MICHAEL MILLER, MD	University of Maryland
Study Director:	VICTOR L. Serebruany, MD, PhD	President, HeartDrug Research LLC

More Information

Responsible Party:	University of Maryland Medical Center ( Michael Miller, MD, Director, Center for Preventive Cardiology, University of Maryland Medical Center )
Study ID Numbers:	H-28931 (UMMS-2009), MSP-JV IISP #32031
Study First Received:	January 7, 2009
Last Updated:	January 8, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00819403
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Maryland:

triglycerides
hypertension
low hdl
obesity

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Obesity
Simvastatin
Ezetimibe
Hypertension

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Antimetabolites
Pathologic Processes
Disease
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Therapeutic Uses
Antilipemic Agents

Syndrome
Enzyme Inhibitors
Anticholesteremic Agents
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009