A Study to Assess the Cholesterol Lowering Effect of Ezetimibe/Simvastatin Combination Tablet Compared to Another Cholesterol Lowering Drug in Elderly Patients With High Cholesterol at High or Moderately High Risk for Coronary Heart Disease (0653A-128)
Hypercholesterolemia
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Hypercholesterolemia focused on measuring High Cholesterol
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient has a cholesterol level of 130 mg/dL or greater
- Patient is willing to maintain a cholesterol lowering diet for as long as they are in the study
- Patient is at moderate high risk or high risk for coronary heart disease per the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATPIII) guidelines
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient weighs less than 100 lbs
- Patient has an allergy to ezetimibe, simvastatin or atorvastatin
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Arm 5
Experimental
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Each patient will receive 1 active treatment dose & 2 Placebo (Pbo) doses or 2 active treatment doses & 1 Pbo dose at randomization according to a predetermined partial blinding schedule to reduce the number of pills from 5 to 3 per patient per day for 12 weeks.
Each patient will receive 1 active treatment dose & 2 Pbo doses or 2 active treatment doses & 1 Pbo dose at randomization according to a predetermined partial blinding schedule to reduce the number of pills from 5 to 3 per patient per day for 12 weeks.
Each patient will receive 1 active treatment dose & 2 Pbo doses or 2 active treatment doses & 1 Pbo dose at randomization according to a predetermined partial blinding schedule to reduce the number of pills from 5 to 3 per patient per day for 12 weeks.
Each patient will receive 1 active treatment dose & 2 Pbo doses or 2 active treatment doses & 1 Pbo dose at randomization according to a predetermined partial blinding schedule to reduce the number of pills from 5 to 3 per patient per day for 12 weeks.
Each patient will receive 1 active treatment dose & 2 Pbo doses or 2 active treatment doses & 1 Pbo dose at randomization according to a predetermined partial blinding schedule to reduce the number of pills from 5 to 3 per patient per day for 12 weeks.