Platelet Function in Diabetic Patients With and Without Renal Impairment, and the Effects of Lipid Lowering Treatment

NCT01035320 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 39

Last updated 2021-03-01

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Summary

The purpose of this study is compare the effects of simvastatin+ezetimibe with those of simvastatin alone on platelet activity, platelet-leukocyte interactions and inflammatory variables in diabetic patients with or without impaired renal function.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Ezetimibe

After a placebo only run-in period patients (two groups) are treated with simvastatin + ezetimibe and simvastatin + placebo in a cross-over trial. Ezetimibe effects on top of simvastatin will be evaluated as the primary aim; simvastatin effects compared to run-in on placebo will be evaluated as a secondary aim.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Paul Hjemdahl, MD, PhD · Dept. of Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital (Solna), Stockholm, Sweden

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-06-30
Completion
2012-06-30

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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