Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of a Dyslipidemic Therapy in Mexican Population

Cardiovascular Risk Factor Clinical Trial

Official title:

Estudio clínico Fase III Para Evaluar la Eficacia terapéutica en Pacientes Mexicanos Con Dislipidemia Mediante el Uso vía Oral de L-Carnitina + Atorvastatina Comparado Con Atorvastatina

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03696940
• Other study ID #: GMX-001-2017
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: Phase 3
• Start date: May 28, 2018
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: February 2019
• Source: Laboratorios Grossman, S.A.
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Clinical Trial Phase III, experimental, simple blind, randomized with two treatment groups, multicentric, longitudinal, to evaluate the therapuetic efficacy to dislipydemias in mexican adult population. This trial includes homogeneus populations that could be comparable by their disease condition, biologic characteristics and sociodemographics characteristics.

2 Treatment groups: Experimental Group: Oral Administration of L-carnitine (1g) + Oral Atorvastatin (20mg), every 24 hours for 6 months.

Active control group: Oral Administration of Atorvastatin 20mg every 24 hours for 6 months.

Sample Size: 120 subjects, females or males between 35 to 75 years old. Laboratory tests:

Hematic biometry, quimical blood components, electrocardiogram and pregnancy urinary test.

Description:

General objectives:

Evaluate the therapeutic efficacy in Mexican adults with dyslipidemia through the oral route use of L-carnitine + atorvastatin in comparison with the use of Atorvastatin, after six months of treatment.

Evaluate the safety of the medicines under study.

Hypothesis:

The combined use of L-carnitine + atorvastatin offers therapeutic superiority with respect to the use of atorvastatin as treatment to reduce the percentage of C-LDL in patients with dyslipidemia.

The combination of L-carnitine + atorvastatin shows fewer incidences in the presence of adverse events attributable to the medicine in comparison to the use of atorvastatin as mono-therapy, in the treatment of dyslipidemia patients.

Design:

Phase III clinical assay, experimental randomized with two treatment, multi-centered, longitudinal, to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy in dyslipidemias of Mexican adults.

Material and Methods:

Sample Size 120 subjects will be included. Inclusion Criteria Mexicans between 35 and 75 years of age. Gender indistinct. Patient with abnormal lipid profile considered as serum levels of C-LDL of 100mg/dl or greater obtained by laboratory parameters.

Not under pharmacologic treatment to handle their dyslipidemia or accepting to suspend their current treatment and be evaluated for their inclusion in the next 3 weeks starting on the day of the initial evaluation.

Women in fertile stage with a safe, hormonal-free family planning method. A safe planning method includes surgical methods in women, intrauterine device that doesn't release progestines and use of preservative in all their sexual relations.

Women in fertile stage who don't wish to become pregnant during their participation in the study.

Post-menopause women or with hysterectomy history. Have a fixed and/or mobile telephone and accept to receive calls from the site for study processes.

Grant their duly informed consent. Exclusion Criteria Subject lacking the mental capacity to understand the processes which imply their participation in the study and thus,not capable of granting their participation in a voluntary manner.

History of hypersensitivity to the medicines being studied. Daily intake of at least 240ml of grape juice or sporadic ingestion of 1 liter. Potentially fertile women without a safe family planning method, who wish to become pregnant during the study, are already pregnant or in lactation period.

Having on Globorisk scale for Mexicans, or as an associated risk factor, a high stratification for cardiovascular risk.

Basal laboratory values with elevation of ALT 1.5 times larger than the upper limit considered normal according to international units.

Basal laboratory values with elevation of CPK not attributable to physical activity.

Subjects who are under anti-coagulant treatment, suffer from coagulation disorders, or any circumstance which contraindicates the taking of a blood.

History of acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina, some confirmed coronopathy, arrhythmias, congestive cardiac failure or cerebrovascular disease.

History of muscular conditions of the genetic type or of rhabdomyolysis in patient or first degree relative.

History or diagnose of congenital hepatic disorders, chronic infection by hepatitis virus, hepatitis with fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosis, cholangitis or hepatic failure.

History or diagnose of congenital renal disorders, chronic renal failure, acute renal damage or nephritic syndrome.

History of infection by Human Immunodeficiency Virus. History of Acute or Chronic Pancreatitis. History of the following endocrine diseases: non-controlled Diabetes Mellitus, lipodystrophy, thyroid disorders, Cushing Syndrome and/or Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

Diseases which compromise immunity such as Systemic Lupus Erythematous, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Antiphospholipid Antibodies Syndrome or Psoriasis.

Diseases by deposit such as Gaucher Disease, disease by glycogen deposit, Tay-Sachs juvenile disease or Niemann Pick Disease.

Diagnose of Kawasaki Disease, Werner Syndrome, intermittent acute Porphyria, Idiopathic Hyperkalemia or Klinefelter Syndrome.

Suffer from Idiopathic Hyperkalemia, Klinefelter Syndrome, Werner Syndrome, Kawasaki Disease or Porphyria.

History of epilepsy. History or diagnose of alcoholism. Intake of more than 20g of alcohol per day. User of marihuana. User of illegal drugs.

Intake of medicines with pharmacologic interaction which increase or decrease the efficacy of L-Carnitine and/or atorvastatin or alter the lipids in blood such as:

Macrolide antibiotics: Erythromycin, Telithromycin and Clarithromycin. Azole anti-fungi:

Ketoconazole, Itraconazole, Fluconazole and Nefazodone. Quercetin, Amiodarone, Aprepitant, Cimetidine, Ciprofloxacin, Cyclosporine, Diltiazem, Imatinib, Echinacea, Enoxacin, Ergotamine, Metronidazole, Mifepristone, Tofisopam, Gestodene, Verapamil, Mibefradil, Fluoxetine, Phenobarbital, Carbamazepine, Phenytoin, Rifampin, Modafinil, Glucocorticoids, Felbamate, Rosiglitazone, Griseofulvin, Pioglitazone, Gemfibrozil, Clofibrate, Fenofibrate, Niacin, Nefazodone, Cholestyramine, Colchicine, Colestipol, Primidone, Topiramate, Troglitazone, Rifabutin, Digoxin, Thiazides, anabolic Steroids, Progestogens, Estrogens, Danazol, Amiodarone, fibric Acid, docosahexaenoic acid, Isotretinoine, Immunosuppressives, protease inhibitors of HIV or of the Hepatitis C Virus, Inhibitors of the co-transport of sodium-glucose, Tamoxifen, Raloxifene, non-selective Beta blockers, biliary acid sequestrants, asparginase, Sirolimus and Interferon.

Patients who have been diagnosed with terminal conditions. Patients with recent Cancer diagnose or undergoing any type of therapy for same. Patients who have suffered skin cancer not of the melanoma type and have been cured and haven't been on treatment for at least 1 year before the start of their participation in the study may enter.

Patients under lipid lowering treatment and who, because of their clinical condition aren't candidates to the period of lavage or detoxification; or well reject same.

Been participating in another clinical trial or having concluded their participation in the 30 days previous to beginning their participation in this study.

Any other which, at the Investigator's criteria, puts at risk the safety of the participant and/or interferes with the results of the study.

Medicine L-Carnitine, Atorvastatin Dose L-Carnitine 1 g + Atorvastatin 20 mg daily for 6 months and Atorvastatin 20 mg daily for 6 months

Efficacy criteria:

The efficacy of the combined treatment vs. atorvastatin in mono-therapy for dyslipidemia will be compared, through evaluation of the variability of the biochemical parameters at the start and end of the study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 120
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: March 1, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 35 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Mexicans between 35 and 75 years of age.

• Gender indistinct.

• Patient with abnormal lipid profile considered as serum levels of Cholesterol LDL of 100mg/dl or greater, obtained by laboratory parameters.

• Not being under pharmacologic treatment to manage its dyslipidemia or accept to suspend current treatment and be evaluated for inclusion in the next 3 weeks starting on the day of initial evaluation.

• Women in fertile stage with a safe, hormonal-free family planning method. A safe planning method includes surgical methods in women, intrauterine device that doesn't release progestines and use of preservative in all their sexual relations.

• Women in fertile stage who don't wish to become pregnant during their participation in the study.

• Post-menopause women or with hysterectomy history.

• Have a fixed and/or mobile telephone and accept to receive calls from the site for study processes.

• Grant their duly informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subject lacking the mental capacity to understand the processes which imply their participation in the study and thus, not capable of granting their participation in a voluntary manner

• History of hypersensitivity to the medicines being studied.

• Daily intake of at least 240 mL of grape juice or sporadic ingestion of 1 liter.

• Potentially fertile women without a safe family planning method, who wish to become pregnant during the study, are already pregnant or in lactation period.

• Having on Globorisk scale for Mexicans, or as an associated risk factor, a high stratification for cardiovascular risk.

• Basal laboratory values with elevation of ALT 1.5 times larger than the upper limit considered normal according to international units.

Basal laboratory values with elevation of CPK not attributable to physical activity.

• Subjects who are under anticoagulant treatment, suffer from coagulation disorders, or any circumstance which contraindicates the taking of a blood.

• History of acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina, some confirmed coronopathy, arrhythmias, congestive cardiac failure or cerebrovascular disease.

• History of muscular conditions of the genetic type or of rhabdomyolysis in the patient or first degree relative.

• History or diagnose of congenital hepatic disorders, chronic infection by hepatitis virus, hepatitis with fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosis, cholangitis or hepatic failure.

• History or diagnose of congenital renal disorders, chronic renal failure, acute renal damage or nephritic syndrome.

• History of infection by Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

• History of Acute or Chronic Pancreatitis.

• History of the following endocrine diseases: non controlled Diabetes Mellitus, lipodystrophy, thyroid disorders, Cushing Syndrome and or Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

• Diseases which compromise immunity such as Systemic Lupus Erythematous, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Antiphospholipid Antibodies Syndrome or Psoriasis.

Diseases by deposit such as Gaucher Disease, disease by glycogen deposit, Tay Sachs juvenile disease or Niemann Pick Disease.

• Diagnose of Kawasaki Disease, Werner Syndrome, intermittent acute Porphyria, Idiopathic Hyperkalemia or Klinefelter Syndrome

• Suffer from Idiopathic Hyperkalemia, Klinefelter Syndrome, Werner Syndrome, Kawasaki Disease or Porphyria.

• History of epilepsy.

• History or diagnose of alcoholism.

• Intake of more than 20 grams of alcohol per day.

• User of marihuana.

• User of illegal drugs.

• Intake of medicines with pharmacologic interaction which increase or decrease the efficacy of L Carnitine and or atorvastatin or alter the lipids in blood such as Erythromycin, Telithromycin and Clarithromycin. Azole antifungi as Ketoconazole, Itraconazole, Fluconazole and Nefazodone. Quercetin, Amiodarone, Aprepitant, Cimetidine, Ciprofloxacin, Cyclosporine, Diltiazem, Imatinib, Echinacea, Enoxacin, Ergotamine, Metronidazole, Mifepristone, Tofisopam, Gestodene, Verapamil, Mibefradil, Fluoxetine, Phenobarbital, Carbamazepine, Phenytoin, Rifampin, Modafinil, Glucocorticoids, Felbamate, Rosiglitazone, Griseofulvin, Pioglitazone, Gemfibrozil, Clofibrate, Fenofibrate, Niacin, Nefazodone, Cholestyramine, Colchicine, Colestipol, Primidone, Topiramate, Troglitazone, Rifabutin, Digoxin, Thiazides, anabolic Steroids, Progestogens, Estrogens, Danazol, Amiodarone, fibric Acid, docosahexaenoic acid, Isotretinoine, Immunosuppressives, protease inhibitors of HIV or of the Hepatitis C Virus, Inhibitors of the cotransport of sodium glucose, Tamoxifen, Raloxifene, non selective Beta blockers, biliary acid sequestrants, asparginase, Sirolimus and Interferon.

• Patients who have been diagnosed with terminal conditions.

• Patients with recent Cancer diagnose or undergoing any type of therapy for same.

• Patients who have suffered skin cancer not of the melanoma type and have been cured and haven't been on treatment for at least 1 year before the start of their participation in the study may enter.

• Patients under lipid lowering treatment and who, because of their clinical condition aren't candidates to the period of lavage or detoxification; or well reject it.

• Being participating in another clinical trial or having concluded their participation in the 30 days previous to beginning their participation in this study.

• Any other which, at the Investigator's criteria, puts at risk the safety of the participant and or interferes with the results of the study.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cardiovascular Risk Factor
• Dyslipidemias

Intervention

Drug:
• L-Carnitine 500Mg Oral Tablet + Atorvastatin 10 mg
Oral administration of 2 tablets of atorvastatin 10 mg (each one) every 24 hours for 6 months.
• Atorvastatin 10mg
Oral administration of 2 tablets atorvastatin 10 mg (each one) every 24 hours for 6 months.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Mexico	Laboratorios Grossman Sa	Mexico City

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Laboratorios Grossman, S.A.	Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Mexico, 

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Efficacy of experimental treatment by the change in Cholesterol LDL	Evaluate the change of atorvastatin + l-carnitine vs. atorvastatin alone for dyslipidemia, through change of C-LDL in mg/dl	6 months
Secondary	Efficacy of experimental treatment by the change in Cholesterol no-HDL	Evaluate the change of Cholesterol no-HDL in Mexican adults with dyslipidemia through the use of oral route L-carnitine + atorvastatin in comparison with the use of Atorvastatin, after six months of treatment.	6 months
Secondary	Efficacy of experimental treatment by the change in Total serum Cholesterol	Evaluate the change of serum levels of Cholesterol in mg/dl in Mexican adults with dyslipidemia through the use of oral route L-carnitine + atorvastatin in comparison with the use of Atorvastatin, after six months of treatment.	6 months
Secondary	Efficacy of experimental treatment by the change in Triglycerides	Evaluate the reduction of serum levels of Triglycerides in mg/dl in Mexican adults with dyslipidemia through the use of oral route L-carnitine + atorvastatin in comparison with the use of Atorvastatin, after six months of treatment	6 months
Secondary	Efficacy of experimental treatment by the change in Cholesterol HDL	Evaluate the change of serum levels of Cholesterol HDL in mg/dl in Mexican adults with dyslipidemia through the use of oral route L-carnitine + atorvastatin in comparison with the use of Atorvastatin, after six months of treatment	6 months
Secondary	Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (safety and tolerability)	Evaluate the incidence, of serious and non-serious adverse events related through the oral route administration of L-carnitine + atorvastatin in comparison with the use of Atorvastatin, after six months of treatment in the subjects participating in the study	6 months

External Links

•   Detección y Estratificación de Factores de Riesgo Cardiovascular. México, 2010.
•   Diagnostic and Treatments od the Dyslipidemias (Hypercholesterolemia) in adults. México, 2016.
•   Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
•   Protocolo clínico para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de las Dislipidemias. CENAPRECE, Secretaría e Salud, D.F. México.
•   Treatment of lipids (including hypercholesterolemia) in secondary prevention.
•   World Health Organization: Global Status report on non-communicable diseases 2014.