Rosuvastatin ORBITAL Germany - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	AstraZeneca
Information provided by:	AstraZeneca
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00379249

Purpose

The primary objective of the study is to compare the effect of rosuvastatin therapy plus compliance initiatives and rosuvastatin therapy alone for 12 months (52 weeks) on long-term cumulative direct and indirect disease-related costs during the 36 month.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Hypercholesterolemia	Drug: Rosuvastatin	Phase III

Genetics Home Reference related topics: hypercholesterolemia

MedlinePlus related topics: Cholesterol Statins

Drug Information available for: Rosuvastatin Rosuvastatin calcium

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Effects of a Twelve Months ROSUVASTATIN Treatment Plus Additional Care (Drug Intake Adherence and Lifestyle Enhancing Initiatives ) Compared to ROSUVASTATIN Treatment Alone on Long-Term Disease-Related Costs in Patients With an Indication for Statin Treatment According to the Joint European Guidelines

Further study details as provided by AstraZeneca:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Cumulative direct/indirect disease-related costs were compared applying a societal perspective
Costs include resource utilization for ambulatory, hospital, rehabilitative and nursing care, medication, physiotherapy, transportation, and productivity loss)

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Achievement of the 1998 European LDL-C goal of <115 mg/dL (3.0 mmol/L)
Changes in the lipid profile and compliance with therapy.

Estimated Enrollment:	8000
Study Start Date:	February 2002

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

high cholesterol with an indication for cholesterol-lowering medication (statins)

Exclusion Criteria:

contra-indications for statin therapy

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00379249

Sponsors and Collaborators

AstraZeneca

Investigators

Study Director:	Wolfgang Meyer - Sabellek, MD	AstraZeneca Germany
Principal Investigator:	Stefan Stefan Willich, MD	Charité Berlin, Germany

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	D3560L00001, ORBITAL
Study First Received:	September 20, 2006
Last Updated:	September 20, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00379249
Health Authority:	Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices

Keywords provided by AstraZeneca:

hypercholesterolemia
statin
compliance

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Rosuvastatin
Metabolic Diseases
Hyperlipidemias
Metabolic disorder

Hypercholesterolemia
Dyslipidemias
Lipid Metabolism Disorders

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Antimetabolites
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Therapeutic Uses
Antilipemic Agents

Enzyme Inhibitors
Anticholesteremic Agents
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009