Active clinical trials for "Hyperlipoproteinemias"

The purpose of this study is to determine whether SLx-4090 in combination with statin therapy will reduce LDL-C in patients with hyperlipidemia more effectively than statin therapy alone.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of mipomersen (ISIS 301012) in subjects with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia on lipid-lowering therapy. This study consisted of a 26-week treatment period and a 24-week post-treatment follow-up period. Following treatment and Week 28 evaluations, participants could elect to enroll in an open-label extension study (301012-CS6; NCT00694109). Participants who were not eligible or elected not to enroll in the open-label extension study or who discontinued during the 28-week treatment period were followed in this study for 24 weeks from administration of the last dose of study drug.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of atorvastatin for the treatment of Taiwanese patients with diabetes and high cholesterol.

This study will explore the ability of an algae (ocean plant) omega-3 fat supplement (DHA) to reduce triglyceride levels in patients currently being treated with statin therapy (Zocor or simvastatin, Lipitor or atorvastatin, Pravachol or pravastatin, Crestor or rosuvastatin, etc.) for coronary artery disease(CAD)or risk equivalents (any of the following: heart attack, post angioplasty or stent, post coronary bypass surgery, angina, vascular disease, stroke or diabetes). The rationale for the study is based around the finding that patients with CAD have an approximately 20 % reduction in the risk of sudden death when treated with fish oil (DHA is one of the ingredients in fish oil). In studies of statin-based therapies, it has been observed that statins reduce the risk of coronary events 20-45%. There has not yet been research trials exploring the combination of the two ingredients (i.e., DHA plus statin) in patient treatment either to reduce recurrent cardiac events or to address another reported finding of fish oils to lower triglyceride levels (triglyceride is a form of "blood fat"). This research project will be a pilot project to assess the safety and effectiveness of DHA "add-on" therapy in patients currently being treated with statins for CAD. The study hypothesis is to test the effectiveness of DHA as compared to placebo to lower triglyceride levels in the blood. This is a double-blinded randomized clinical trial.

Mixed or combined hyperlipidemia is a common metabolic disorder characterized by both hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. Statins and fibrates have complementary mechanisms and can be coadministered to patients with mixed hyperlipidemia.The overall objective of the study is to compare the efficacy and safety of combining fenofibrate and simvastatin versus pravastatin monotherapy in patients with mixed hyperlipidemia at risk of cardiovascular diseases.

This is a 16-week clinical trial in lipid clinic patients for whom niacin therapy is appropriate to evaluate the tolerability of MK0524A versus niacin extended-release. There will be 6 scheduled clinic visits and 2 treatment groups.

Although the combination of statin and fenofibrate is one of the options for patients with combined hyperlipidemia, non-lipid effects of it has not been completely understood yet. In this study we compared the effects of rosuvastatin 10 mg/fenofibrate 160 mg combination and rosuvastatin 10 mg monotherapy on muscle and liver enzyme, homocysteine levels, kidney, blood glucose control, and blood cell counts.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of adding Tricor 145 mg to once daily atorvastatin 20 mg on CHD lipid laboratory parameters.

This study is a randomised, placebo-controlled study of the effect of treatment with the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, pravastatin, in HIV-infected, protease inhibitor treated patients with high serum cholesterol. We hypothesise that pravastatin will result in greater reductions in cholesterol than placebo when used in conjunction with appropriate dietary advice.

A 28-week clinical trial in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed hyperlipidemia to study the effects of MK0524A on lipids and tolerability. There will be 9 scheduled clinic visits, and 3 treatment groups. A patient can be randomly assigned to 1 of the 3 treatment groups.