View clinical trials related to Dyslipidemia.
Filter by:This study is being done to find out if tablets containing extended release (ER) niacin, laropiprant, and simvastatin (ERN/LRPT/SIM) are as effective as tablets containing ER niacin and laropiprant taken with simvastatin tablets (ERN/LRPT + SIM) for lowering high cholesterol and high lipid levels in the blood. The primary hypothesis is that ERN/LRPT/SIM 2 g/40 mg is equivalent to ERN/LRPT 2 g co-administered with simvastatin 40 mg in reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).
Laropiprant (LRP; Merck & Co., Inc, Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA) is a potent, once-daily, highly selective PGD2-receptor (DP1) antagonist. A combination tablet containing 1 g of extended-release niacin and 20 mg of laropiprant (ERN/LRPT) offers improved tolerability, supporting a simplified 1-2 g dosing paradigm and improved adherence. Statins and niacin improve endothelial function in cardiac patients, however, there is no data yet regarding the additive effects of raising HDL-C by ERN/LRPT and statins on endothelial function in cardiac patients. Thus the aim of the present study is to evaluate the impact of 3 months' administration of ERN/LRPT compared to placebo added to statins on endothelial function, assessed by brachial artery vasoreactivity in stable cardiac patients.
The investigators will study the effects of the addition of Trilipix (fenofibric acid) versus placebo to ongoing statin treatment on high density lipoprotein (HDL) composition and arterial function.
Objectives: to investigate for the potential effect of fenofibrate on symptoms and biological changes associated with sleep apnea syndrome.
The purpose of the study is to compare the lipid-altering effects of MK0767, glipizide, and pioglitazone after 12 weeks of treatment. This is an early phase trial and some specific protocol information is in progress and not publicly available at this time. (Full information is available to trial participants).
This study is designed to evaluate the efficacy of two diets, a low glycemic load diet and a low saturated fat diet, in the treatment of adolescents with some heart disease risk factors associated with being overweight, such as high blood pressure, pre-diabetes, and cholesterol problems. The objective of the study is to determine which diet improves these risk factors more. The design of the study is a modified feeding study, which requests that the participants eat all and only the food provided by the study for 8 weeks, most days per week. Dietary counseling by phone will continue between 2 and 6 months of the study and the effects of this maintenance period will be assessed at 6 months time.
Primary objective: - To assess the effect on microalbuminuria levels of treatment with rimonabant 20 mg versus a placebo during a 12 month period. Secondary objectives: - Percentage of patients in both arms of the study whose levels of microalbuminuria decrease, stabilise, increase towards macroalbuminuria or are unchanged after 12 months of treatment with rimonabant or placebo. - To assess the effect of treatment with rimonabant 20 mg versus placebo over a 12 month period on: - Weight and waist circumference. - Glycaemia profile: fasting glycaemia, fasting insulinaemia and HbA1c. - Lipid and lipoprotein profile: triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, apolipoproteins A1 and B. - Inflammatory markers - Adipocytokines. - Blood pressure. - Glomerular filtration rate. - To assess the quality of life by means of questionnaire filled in. - Safety parameters
Double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled study in type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemic patients.Patients will be randomized to one of four treatment arms for 16 weeks: placebo, fenofibrate, metformin, or metformin and fenofibrate combination.
Under conditions of first-line drug treatment in antidiabetic drug naïve/drug free patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia, to show that :- the efficacy of a fixed combination (FC) of fenofibrate and metformin on glycemic control is not inferior to that of rosiglitazone and the efficacy of FC of fenofibrate and metformin on triglyceride control is superior to that of rosiglitazone.
A Research Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Tolerability of MK0354 vs Placebo (an inactive look alike pill) in Lipid (fat) Altering in Patients with dyslipidemia (a disorder of lipids in the blood) This is an early phase trial and some specific protocol information is proprietary and not publicly available at this time. (Full information is available to trial participants).