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NCT Number: NCT01551173

Efficacy and Safety of Fluvastatin Sodium Extended Release Tablets 80 mg Once Daily in Chinese Patients With Primary Hypercholesterolemia or Mixed Dyslipidemia

This study is to demonstrate therapeutic comparability of Fluvastatin sodium Extended Release Tablets 80 mg QD and Fluvastatin sodium Immediate Release Capsules 40 mg BID in LDL-C lowering from baseline to week 12 (endpoint) in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed dyslipidemia at moderate or high CV risk who did not achieve their lipid goals when treated with Fluvastatin sodium Immediate Release Capsules 40 mg QD.

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Key information

Conditions

Lipid Metabolism Disorders Dyslipidemias Metabolic Diseases Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

Novartis Investigative Site

Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed dyslipidemia at moderate or high CV risk according to Chinese Dyslipidemia Guideline (2007).
  • Not having achieved lipid treatment goals despite following a cholesterol restrictive diet and/or lipid lowering monotherapy improperly prior to Visit 1 (inclusion in the 6-week open-label study phase).
  • Not having achieved lipid treatment goals on a stable dose of Fluvastatin sodium Immediate Release Capsule 40 mg QD during the 6 week open-label study phase (inclusion in the 12-week double-blind study phase).

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with known hypersensitivity to fluvastatin or any of the excipients.
  • Dyslipidemia secondary to other causes.
  • Known muscle disease or history of muscle disease and/or serum CPK levels greater than 2 x upper limit of normal (ULN).
  • A history or evidence of Acute Myocardial infarction (AMI), unstable angina (UA) or Coronary artery bypass surgery or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) within the previous 8 weeks.
  • Active liver disease and/or serum transaminase levels (ALT, AST) greater than 1.5 x ULN.
  • Patients on a proper lipid lowering monotherapy (defined as at least 12 weeks continuous monotherapy with a recommended dose and administration in the label) within the previous 3 months prior to visit 1.

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Treatment and study plan

Fluvastatin sodium

Drug

Fluvastatin sodium Extended Release Tablets 80mg

Primary outcomes

  1. Mean Percent Change in LDL-C From Baseline at Study Endpoint, Week 12 (LOCF)

    Time frame: Baseline, week 12

    After the patient has been sitting for at least 5 minutes, a 12 hour fasting blood sample will be withdrawn at baseline and endpoint. An analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) with treatment, center, and indication category as factors and baseline LDL-C as a covariate will be used to analyze percent change from baseline in LDL-C.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change From Baseline at Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, and Endpoint for Lipid Variables Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) , Total Cholesterol (TC), High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) , Non HDL-C, Triglycerides (TG)

    Time frame: Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, Endpoint

    After the patient has been sitting for at least 5 minutes, a 12 hour fasting blood sample will be withdrawn. An analogous ANCOVA model to that used in the analysis of the primary variable will be used to compare the change in LDL-C, TC, HDL-C, non HDL-C and TG from baseline between treatment groups at Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12

  2. Proportion of Patients Achieving Their LDL-C Treatment Goals at Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, and Endpoint

    Time frame: Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, Endpoint

    LDL-C treatment goal is defined as patients at moderate CV risk with LDL-C levels < 3.37 mmol/L (130 mg/dL) or patients at high CV-risk with LDL-C levels < 2.59 mmol/L (100 mg/dL). The proportion of patients in each treatment group achieving their LDL-C goal during the double-blind period will be compared at Week 4, Week 8, Week 12 and Endpoint using a logistic regression model with treatment and center as factors and baseline LDL-C as a covariate. Odds ratio estimates derived from the logistic regression model and 95%CI will be used to quantify the treatment effect.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A 12-week, Multicenter, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Randomized, Active-controlled, Parallel-group Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Fluvastatin Sodium Extended Release Tablets 80 mg Once Daily Compared to Fluvastatin Sodium Immediate Release Capsules 40 mg Twice Daily (BID) in Chinese Patients With Primary Hypercholesterolemia or Mixed Dyslipidemia at Moderate or High Cardiovascular Risk Who Did Not Achieve Their Lipid Goals When Treated With Fluvastatin Sodium Immediate Release Capsules 40 mg QD

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Mar 12, 2012
Registry last updated
Aug 13, 2015

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