Fluvastatin in Adults With Dislipidemia With History of Muscle Problems

Novartis

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Dyslipidemia

Treatments: Drug: Fluvastatin

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT00125125

CXUO320B2406

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to find a good therapy for patients who need to be treated for high cholesterol and who have difficulty tolerating other statins (such as pravastatin, simvastatin, lovastatin, atorvastatin, rosuvastatin) due to muscle pain.

Enrollment: 218 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Dyslipidemia
• History of Myalgia

Exclusion criteria

• Previous treatment with fluvastatin
• Age < 18 years

Other protocol-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind