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A Study to Evaluate the Effects of Extended Release (ER) Niacin/Laropiprant, Laropiprant, ER Niacin, and Placebo on Urinary Prostanoid Metabolites in Subjects With High Cholesterol
This study has been completed.
First Received: October 7, 2008   Last Updated: March 18, 2009   History of Changes
Sponsored by: Merck
Information provided by: Merck
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00769132
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential effects of ER niacin/laropiprant, ER niacin, laropiprant, and placebo over the course of seven days on urinary levels of a metabolite of thromboxane A2 (TxA2), as a marker of in vivo platelet reactivity.


Condition Intervention Phase
Hypercholesterolemia
Drug: Comparator: niacin + laropiprant
Drug: Comparator: niacin
Drug: Comparator: laropiprant
Drug: Comparator: placebo
Phase I

Genetics Home Reference related topics: hypercholesterolemia
MedlinePlus related topics: Cholesterol
Drug Information available for: Niacin Niacinamide Laropiprant Niacin hydrochloride
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Placebo Control, Crossover Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, 4-Period, Crossover Study to Evaluate the Effects of ER Niacin/Laropiprant, Laropiprant, ER Niacin, and Placebo on Urinary Prostanoid Metabolites in Subjects With Hypercholesterolemia

Further study details as provided by Merck:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Urinary 11-Dehydrothromboxane B2 (11-dTxB2) [ Time Frame: On Day 7 across the 24-hour urinary collection period. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Prostaglandin I Metabolite (PGI-M) [ Time Frame: On Day 7 across the 24-hour urinary collection period. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 26
Study Start Date: August 2007
Study Completion Date: January 2008
Primary Completion Date: November 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
A: Experimental
ER niacin/laropiprant + Placebo to laropiprant
Drug: Comparator: niacin + laropiprant
ER niacin 2 g/laropiprant 40 mg tablet once daily for 7 days
B: Active Comparator
ER niacin + Placebo to laropiprant
Drug: Comparator: niacin
ER niacin 2 g tablet once daily for 7 days
C: Experimental
laropiprant + Placebo to ER niacin/laropiprant
Drug: Comparator: laropiprant
laropiprant 40 mg once daily for 7 days
D: Placebo Comparator
Placebo
Drug: Comparator: placebo
matching placebo tablets for each of the interventions once daily for 7 days

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female subjects may not be pregnant and/or will agree to use appropriate method of contraception beginning at least 2 weeks prior to administration of the first dose of study drug in the first treatment period, throughout the study and until at least 2 weeks after administration of the last dose of study drug in the last treatment period.
  • Subject is judged to be in good health based on medical history, physical examination, vital sign measurements, and laboratory safety tests performed at the prestudy (screening) visit and/or prior to administration of the initial dose of study drug.
  • Subject has no clinically significant abnormality on electrocardiogram (ECG) performed at the prestudy (screening) visit and/or prior to administration of the initial dose of study drug.
  • Subject has been a nonsmoker and/or has not used nicotine or nicotine-containing products for at least approximately 6 months; subjects who have discontinued smoking or the use of nicotine/nicotine containing products for at least approximately 3 months may be enrolled in the study at the discretion of the investigator

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subject is mentally or legally incapacitated, has significant emotional problems at the time of prestudy (screening) visit or expected during the conduct of the study or has a history of a clinically significant psychiatric disorder over the last 5 to 10 years. - Subjects who have had situational depression may be enrolled in the study at the discretion of the investigator.
  • Subject has a history of stroke, chronic seizures, or major neurological disorder.
  • Subject has a history of clinically significant endocrine, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, hematological, hepatic, immunological, renal, respiratory, or genitourinary abnormalities or diseases.
  • Subject has a history of neoplastic disease (including leukemia, lymphoma, malignant melanoma), or myeloproliferative disease, regardless of the time since treatment.
  • Subject has history of a thrombotic or platelet related disorder including prior deep venous thrombosis. Subject is being treated with coumadin, heparin, clopidogrel has used these agents within 2 weeks of screening. Subject is being treated with aspirin or has used this agent within 3 weeks prior to administration of screening.
  • Subject is unable to refrain from or anticipates the use of any medication, including prescription and non- prescription drugs or herbal remedies beginning approximately 2 weeks prior to administration of the initial dose of study drug, throughout the study until the poststudy visit.
  • Subject consumes excessive amounts of alcohol, defined as greater than 3 glasses, of alcoholic beverages or distilled spirits per day.
  • Subject consumes excessive amounts, defined as greater than 6 servings, of coffee, tea, cola, or other caffeinated beverages per day.
  • Subject has had major surgery, donated or lost 1 unit of blood (approximately 500 mL) or participated in another investigational study within 4 weeks prior to the prestudy (screening) visit.
  • Subject has a history of significant multiple and/or severe allergies, or has had an anaphylactic reaction or significant intolerability to prescription or non-prescription drugs or food.
  • Subject is currently a regular user of any illicit drugs or has a history of drug (including alcohol) abuse within approximately 6 months.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00769132

Sponsors and Collaborators
Merck
Investigators
Study Director: Medical Monitor Merck
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Merck & Co., Inc. ( Executive Vice President, Clinical and Quantitative Sciences )
Study ID Numbers: 2008_561, MK0524A-075
Study First Received: October 7, 2008
Results First Received: October 30, 2008
Last Updated: March 18, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00769132     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Antimetabolites
Vasodilator Agents
Vitamin B Complex
Hyperlipidemias
Metabolic Diseases
Niacinamide
Antilipemic Agents
Trace Elements
Cardiovascular Agents
Nicotinic Acids
Vitamins
Micronutrients
Hypercholesterolemia
Metabolic Disorder
Niacin
Dyslipidemias
Lipid Metabolism Disorders

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Antimetabolites
Vasodilator Agents
Vitamin B Complex
Hyperlipidemias
Metabolic Diseases
Niacinamide
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Growth Substances
Antilipemic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Cardiovascular Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Nicotinic Acids
Vitamins
Therapeutic Uses
Micronutrients
Hypercholesterolemia
Niacin
Dyslipidemias
Lipid Metabolism Disorders

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