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Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of pitavastatin with that of pravastatin in elderly patients


Clinical Trial Description

Following a wash-out dietary lead-in period, patients will receive either Preavastatin or Pitavastatin during 12 weeks, in order to establish the efficacy of pitavastatin in reducing cholesterol levels. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


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NCT number NCT00257686
Study type Interventional
Source Kowa Research Europe
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Status Completed
Phase Phase 3
Start date September 2005
Completion date May 2006