E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Treatment of high cholesterol |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10020049 |
E.1.2 | Term | High cholesterol |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004848 |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
The primary objective of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy of TA 8995, alone and in combination with statin therapy, on the elevation of HDL C and reduction of LDL C following 12 weeks of treatment. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
The secondary objectives of this study are the following:
1. To evaluate the efficacy of TA 8995 alone and in combination with statins on HDL-C and LDL-C following 12 weeks of treatment.
2. To evaluate the safety and tolerability of TA 8995 in patients with mild dyslipidaemia as assessed by adverse events and changes from baseline in ECG, laboratory values (haematology, clinical chemistry parameters, and urinalysis), vital signs (blood pressure, pulse rate, and body temperature), and salivary cortisol, plasma aldosterone, high sensitivity C reactive protein (hsCRP) and endothelin 1 levels.
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Patients meeting the following criteria will be eligible to participate in the study:
1. Understanding of the study procedures, willing to adhere to the study schedules and diet, and agreement to participate in the study by giving written informed consent prior to screening (Visit 1);
2. Men or women 18 to 75 years of age, inclusive;
• Women may be enrolled if all 3 of the following criteria are met:
They are not pregnant,
They are not breastfeeding, and
They do not plan on becoming pregnant during the study;
• Women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test at screening (Visit 1). Note: Women are not considered to be of childbearing potential if they meet 1 of the following criteria as documented by the Investigator:
They have had a hysterectomy or tubal ligation at minimum 1 cycle prior to signing the ICF or
They are post-menopausal, defined as >1 year since their last menstrual period for women >55 years of age or 1 year since their last menstrual period and have an FSH level in menopausal range for women <55 years of age;
• Women of childbearing potential must agree to use an effective method of avoiding pregnancy from screening to 90 days after the last visit. Men whose partners are of childbearing potential must agree to use an effective method of avoiding pregnancy from screening to 90 days after the last visit. Effective methods of avoiding pregnancy are contraceptive methods with a Pearl index of less than 1 used consistently and correctly (including implantable contraceptives, injectable contraceptives, oral contraceptives, transdermal contraceptives, intrauterine devices,
3. Not on lipid altering therapy at screening or on lipid altering treatment regimens at screening; patients currently taking lipid altering medications must be able to safely discontinue all lipid altering therapy during the run in/washout period;
4. Fasting LDL C levels >2.5 mmol/L and <4.5 mmol/L, HDL C levels <1.8 mmol/L and >0.8 mmol/L, and TG levels <4.5 mmol/L after run in or washout of existing therapies.; and
5. Willingness to maintain stable diet and physical activity level throughout the study.
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Body mass index >32 kg/m2;
2. Participation in another clinical study involving an investigational or marketed drug within 30 days prior to enrolment (Visit 2);
3. Any clinical manifestation of atherosclerotic vascular disease;
4. Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes;
5. Uncontrolled type 2 diabetes: haemoglobin A1c ≥ 8%;
6. Uncontrolled hypertension: sitting systolic blood pressure >160 mmHg and/or sitting diastolic blood pressure >90 mmHg;
7. History of hyperaldosteronism;
8. Active muscle disease or persistent creatine kinase concentration >3 × the upper limit of normal (ULN). One retest will be allowed after 1 week to verify the result;
9. Corrected QT interval >450 ms;
10. History of Torsades de Pointes or other clinically significant arrhythmia;
11. Clinically significant renal dysfunction: serum creatinine >1.5 X ULN;
12. Clinically significant hepatic dysfunction: gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) >2 X ULN, or bilirubin >1.5 X ULN;
13. Anaemia, defined as haemoglobin concentration <11 g/dL for males and haemoglobin concentration <9 g/dL for females;
14. History of malignancy within the past 5 years, unless non invasive and in remission (disease free for >5 years) and written approval has been obtained from Sponsor, with the exception of skin cancers not including malignant melanoma;
15. Evidence of any other clinically significant non cardiac disease or condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would preclude the patient’s participation in the study;
16. History (within previous 1 year of consent) of alcohol or substance dependence or abuse (except nicotine dependence) according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV TR) criteria (see Appendix B);
17. Heavy smoking (>20 cigarettes/day);
18. Known statin or CETP inhibitor intolerance;
19. Known allergy to any of the drugs administered in the study; or
20. Unable or unwilling to cooperate with study procedures or TLC diet.
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The co-primary efficacy endpoints are the percentage changes in both HDL C and LDL C levels |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
At Week 12 compared to baseline. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
• Percent change in triglyceride (TG);
• Percent change in total cholesterol (TC);
• Percent change in apolipoprotein AI (ApoA1), apolipoprotein B (ApoB), apolipoprotein E (ApoE) and
• Percent change in lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a])
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Week 12 compared to baseline |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Yes |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 9 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 5 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 20 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 1 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 3 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 3 |