Other Clinical Trial - Vytorin Reexamination Study (0653A-174)

Clinical Trial Summary

This survey is conducted for preparing application material for re-examination under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Laws and its Enforcement Regulation, its aim is to reconfirm the clinical usefulness of VYTORIN through collecting the safety and efficacy information according to the Re-examination Regulation for New Drugs.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Hypercholesterolemia
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II
Primary Hypercholesterolemia and Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH)

Interventional studies are often prospective and are specifically tailored to evaluate direct impacts of treatment or preventive measures on disease.

Observational studies are often retrospective and are used to assess potential causation in exposure-outcome relationships and therefore influence preventive methods.

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Clinical trials are conducted in a series of steps, called phases - each phase is designed to answer a separate research question.

Phase 1: Researchers test a new drug or treatment in a small group of people for the first time to evaluate its safety, determine a safe dosage range, and identify side effects.
Phase 2: The drug or treatment is given to a larger group of people to see if it is effective and to further evaluate its safety.
Phase 3: The drug or treatment is given to large groups of people to confirm its effectiveness, monitor side effects, compare it to commonly used treatments, and collect information that will allow the drug or treatment to be used safely.
Phase 4: Studies are done after the drug or treatment has been marketed to gather information on the drug's effect in various populations and any side effects associated with long-term use.

NCT number	NCT01070966
Study type	Observational
Source	Organon and Co
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase
Start date	July 2005
Completion date	April 2010