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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| MK0653-062 | |||
| 2004_038 |
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This is a 6-month study with patients who have the rare disease, sitosterolemia which may result in heart-related diseases. These patients have unusually high absorption of non-cholesterol sterols, resulting in heart-related diseases. This study investigates whether absorption of these non-cholesterols can be reduced in these patients.
The duration of treatment is 26 weeks.
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| MK0653, ezetimibe | Drug | |||
| Comparator: placebo | Drug |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Sitosterol concentrations after 26 weeks. | After 26 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Campesterol concentrations; Achilles tendon thickness; safety and tolerability. |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Medical Monitor | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | Study Director |
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| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 18484971 | Background | Musliner T, Cselovszky D, Sirah W, McCrary Sisk C, Sapre A, Salen G, Lutjohann D, von Bergmann K. Efficacy and safety of ezetimibe 40 mg vs. ezetimibe 10 mg in the treatment of patients with homozygous sitosterolaemia. Int J Clin Pract. 2008 Jul;62(7):995-1000. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01786.x. Epub 2008 May 14. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D008052 | Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors |
| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| C537345 | Sitosterolemia |
| ID | Term |
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| D008661 | Metabolism, Inborn Errors |
| D030342 | Genetic Diseases, Inborn |
| D009358 | Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities |
| D052439 | Lipid Metabolism Disorders |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000069438 | Ezetimibe |
| ID | Term |
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| D001384 | Azetidines |
| D001385 | Azetines |
| D006573 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |
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| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |