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Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients can participate in the extension study if: (a) they complete the initial double-blind study and (b) they have met> 75% of the study medication during the double-blind period of the baseline study. Patients who begin the extension study will begin with the study medication the morning after the last visit of the base study period.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who have discontinued the initial study for any reason will not be able to participate in the extension study. Hypersensitivity or documented myopathy (muscle symptoms and / or CK elevations> 10 times ULN) in simvastatin or another HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. AST or ALT of the blood sample in the week before Visit 8 / Week 12> 50% above the Upper Normal Limit (ULN) (ALT> 38 units / L and AST> 33 units / L).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcome name:triglycerides Measure:Reductive activity in the triglycerides of L-410198 5mg in combination with simvastatin 10mg compared with that of simvastatin 20mg alone. Timepoints:week 46 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcome name:triglycerides Measure:Determine the reducing activity in the triglycerides of L-410198 5mg in combination with simvastatin lOmg compared with that of simvastatin 10mg alone. Timepoints:week 46 | — |
Countries
Peru
Contacts
MERCK SHARP & DOHME PERU S.R.L