A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Titration Study to Evaluate and Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Ezetimibe 10 mg Added on to Rosuvastatin 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg, or 40 mg Versus Up-Titration Rosuvastatin 10 mg, 20 mg, or 40 mg in Hypercholesterolemic Patients at Moderately High and High Risk for Coronary Heart Disease

Registry ID
EUCTR2008-004953-14
Source registry
EUCTR
Status
Completed
Phase
PHASE3
Sponsor
Merck & Co., Inc.
Start date
2009-01-16
Completion date
2010-05-10
Last update
2026-08-16

Conditions

Summary

To evaluate the LDL-C lowering efficacy of the addition of ezetimibe (10 mg) to rosuvastatin (5 or 10 mg) (pooled across doses) compared with doubling the baseline dose of rosuvastatin (pooled) in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia at moderately high or high risk for CHD, who are treated with rosuvastatin (5 or 10 mg) alone and not at their NCEP ATP III LDL-C goal.

Locations

View on source registry