A Study Comparing The Efficacy & Safety Of Torcetrapib/Atorvastatin And Atorvastatin In Subjects With High Triglycerides

Phase 3, Multi-Site, Double-Blind, Randomized, Forced Titration, Parallel Group Evaluation Of The Efficacy, Safety, And Tolerability Of Fixed Combination Torcetrapib (CP 529,414)/Atorvastatin Administered Orally, Once Daily (Qd) For Eighteen Weeks, Compared With Atorvastatin Alone, In Subjects With Fredrickson Type IV Hypertriglyceridemia

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00134498

Enrollment

160

Registered

2005-08-24

Start date

2005-02-28

Completion date

2006-11-30

Last updated

2007-11-16

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Conditions

Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IV, Hypertriglyceridemia

Brief summary

The Torcetrapib project was terminated on December 2, 2006 due to safety findings. To assess the safety and efficacy of the fixed combination torcetrapib/atorvastatin in subjects with Fredrickson Type IV Hypertriglyceridemia.

Detailed description

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Interventions

DRUGtorcetrapib/atorvastatin

DRUGatorvastatin

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnosis of Fredrickson Type IV Hypertriglyceridemia

Exclusion criteria

* Women who are pregnant or lactating, or planning to become pregnant. * Subjects with a clinically indicated need for statin (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor) therapy other than atorvastatin or other concomitant therapy with known lipid altering effects on LDL-C and HDL-C including fibrates and nicotinic acid * Subjects taking any drugs known to be associated with an increased risk of myositis in combination with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors * Subjects with any other medical condition or laboratory abnormality which could affect subject safety, preclude evaluation of response, or render unlikely that the subject would complete the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in HDL-C and non-HDL-C levels	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in levels of other lipid and biomarkers.	—

Countries

Canada, United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026