Implitapide in Patients With Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) on Maximal Concurrent Lipid-Lowering Therapy

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2005-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if implitapide, used in conjunction with other lipid-lowering therapies, is safe and effective when compared to placebo in lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH).

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Medical Research Laboratories International

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

In order to participate in this study, patients must meet all of the following inclusion criteria:

• be between 8 and 70 years old with a diagnosis of HoFH;

• be stable on and maintain concomitant therapy with hypolipidemic drugs or treatments;

• have an appropriate calculated, fasting LDL-C levels and an appropriate triglyceride (TG) level;

• be male or nonpregnant, nonlactating female;

• give informed consent; and

• meet body weight and height requirements.

Exclusion Criteria:

In order to participate in this study, patients must not meet any of the following exclusion criteria:

• recent myocardial infarction, percutaneous transluminal coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, or cerebrovascular accident;

• uncontrolled hypothyroidism or other uncontrolled endocrine disease;

• known, clinically significant eye abnormalities (e.g., cataracts);

• appropriate serum creatinine phosphokinase levels;

• history of liver disease or liver enzyme levels above appropriate levels;

• alkaline phosphatase above appropriate levels;

• liver cirrhosis and severe liver steatosis;

• clinically significant infection, malignancy, or psychosis;

• use of oral anticoagulants or digoxin, unless the dose has been stable for 4 weeks;

• participation in any other investigational study, including device or observational studies, within 30 days;

• lactating or have a positive serum pregnancy test;

• history of or current drug or alcohol abuse; or

• unwillingness to comply with study procedures, including follow-up, as specified by this protocol, or unwillingness to cooperate fully with the investigator.