Evaluation of Combination Cholesterol Treatments in Patients With High Cholesterol.

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2006-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if combination therapy with a "statin" medication and two additional agents that work differently than "statin" medications can further lower the so-called "bad cholesterol." One therapy is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat high cholesterol (Welchol). The other therapy is Minute Maid Heart Wise orange juice. This study juice is available in supermarkets and contains plant sterols that have been shown to lower cholesterol.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver
• Collaborators: Daiichi Sankyo Inc.; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
• Treatments: Colesevelam Hydrochloride

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of high cholesterol being treated with a statin

• LDL cholesterol greater than 100

• Ability to swallow large tablets

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diabetes

• Use of other medications to treat high cholesterol

• History of liver disease