Clinical trial • Phase III • Endocrinology

Rosuvastatin; Fenofibrate for Dyslipidaemia

Phase III trial of Rosuvastatin; Fenofibrate for Dyslipidaemia.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Endocrinology
Trial Disease
Dyslipidaemia
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
14-10-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
17-02-2025

Trial design

Randomised, pravafenix 40 mg/160 mg hard capsules (pravastatin sodium 40 mg + fenofibrate 160 mg); comparator vs investigational fixed-dose combination of rosuvastatin 20 mg + fenofibrate 160 mg; 12-week administration.-controlled Phase III trial across 7 sites in Greece.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Pravafenix 40 mg/160 mg hard capsules (pravastatin sodium 40 mg + fenofibrate 160 mg); comparator vs investigational fixed-dose combination of rosuvastatin 20 mg + fenofibrate 160 mg; 12-week administration.
Target Sample Size
150
Trial Duration For Participant
84

Eligibility

Recruits 150 No vulnerable populations selected. Participants are adults (>18). Written informed consent is required: "Provide a written informed consent to participate in the clinical trial indicated by a personal signature and date on the participant informed consent form.".

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnancy and breast feeding
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable populations selected. Participants are adults (>18). Written informed consent is required: "Provide a written informed consent to participate in the clinical trial indicated by a personal signature and date on the participant informed consent form."

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Male or female over 18 years old (18 years inclusive)\n- Treated with Pravafenix® for at least 3 months for mixed dyslipidemia\n- Participants with high or very high CHD-risk as defined by ESC/EAS guidelines (2019); High risk: People with any of the following: •A calculated SCORE ≥5% and <10% for 10-year risk of fatal cardiovascular disease. •Markedly elevated single risk factors, in particular total cholesterol >8 mmol/L (>310 mg/dL), LDL-C >4.9 mmol/L (>190 mg/dL), or blood pressure ≥180/110 mmHg. •Patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia without other major risk factors. •Patients with diabetes mellitus without target organ damage, or with diabetes mellitus duration ≥10 years or another additional risk factor. Very high risk: People with any of the following: •A calculated SCORE ≥10% for 10-year risk of fatal cardiovascular disease. •Documented atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, either clinical or unequivocal on imaging. Documented atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease includes previous acute coronary syndrome (myocardial infarction or unstable angina), stable angina, coronary revascularization (percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and other arterial revascularization procedures), stroke and transient ischaemic attack, and peripheral arterial disease. Unequivocally documented atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease on imaging includes those findings that are known to be predictive of clinical events, such as significant plaque on coronary angiography or atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease scan (multivessel coronary disease with two major epicardial arteries having >50% stenosis), or on carotid ultrasound. •Diabetes mellitus with target organ damage, or at least three major risk factors, or early onset of Type 1 diabetes mellitus of long duration (>20 years). •Familial hypercholesterolaemia with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease or with another major risk factor.\n- LDL-C • ≥ 55 mg/dL (for very-high risk) • ≥ 70 mg/dL (for high risk)\n- Able to comply with all trial procedures\n- Provide a written informed consent to participate in the clinical trial indicated by a personal signature and date on the participant informed consent form\n- If participant is a woman of childbearing potential, participant must use a highly effective contraception from screening visit until the last dose of the trial intervention."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- TG > 300 mg/dl\n- Personal history of myopathy and/or rhabdomyolysis with statins and/or fibrates or confirmed CPK elevation > 5X ULN under statin and/or fibrates treatment\n- Moderate to severe renal impairment (defined as eGFR < 60 ml/min\n- Severe hepatic impairment including biliary cirrhosis or active liver disease including unexplained persistent elevations in liver function tests (ASAT/SGOT or ALAT/SGPT elevation > 3X ULN)\n- Gallbladder disease\n- Chronic or acute pancreatitis\n- Uncontrolled diabetes with HbA1c > 8.5%\n- Interstitial lung disease\n- Need for use of any other lipid-regulating drugs than the trial intervention from V2 to V4 (including statins, colestyramine, colestipol, cholestagel, ezetimibe, nicotinic acid, fibrates, n-3 and n-6 fatty acids, cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitors, etc)\n- Current or foreseen use of any medication as detailed in the section 6.8\n- Use of all contraindicated medicines for both Rosuvastatin/Fenofibrate and Pravafenix (according to SmPCs)\n- Known history of alcohol abuse according to medical history\n- Hypersensitivity to the active substances or to any of the excipients\n- Known photo allergy or photo toxic reaction during treatment with fibrates or ketoprofen\n- Participation in any other clinical trial within 3 months before the screening visit\n- Pregnancy and breast feeding\n- Evidence of any other unstable or untreated clinically significant immunological, endocrine, haematological, gastrointestinal, neurological or psychiatric abnormalities or medical disease\n- Current or history of cancer within the past 5 years\n- Presence of any other condition or illness, which, in the opinion of the investigator would interfere with optimal participation in the trial and likely to jeopardize the planned termination of the trial"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mean percent change from baseline (V2) to week 12 (V4) in Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean percent change in LDL cholesterol from baseline visit (V2) to week 12 (V4); measured as percent change from baseline to V4."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mean percent change from baseline (V2) to week 12 (V4) in non-High-Density Lipoprotein (non-HDL) cholesterol.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean percent change from baseline (V2) to week 12 (V4) in non-HDL cholesterol."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mean percent change from baseline (V2) to week 12 (V4) in HDL cholesterol.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean percent change from baseline (V2) to week 12 (V4) in HDL cholesterol."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mean percent change from baseline (V2) to week 12 (V4) in Triglycerides.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean percent change from baseline (V2) to week 12 (V4) in triglycerides."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mean percent change from baseline (V2) to week 12 (V4) in Total cholesterol.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean percent change from baseline (V2) to week 12 (V4) in total cholesterol."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mean percent change from baseline (V2) to week 12 (V4) in Apolipoprotein B (ApoB).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean percent change from baseline (V2) to week 12 (V4) in ApoB."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Percentage of participants who achieve LDL-C < 55 mg/dL (for very-high risk) or < 70 mg/dL (for high risk).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of participants achieving LDL-C thresholds (<55 mg/dL for very-high risk; <70 mg/dL for high risk) assessed at week 12 (V4)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence in adverse events including adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), and suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions (SUSARs).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence rates of AEs, SAEs and SUSARs collected throughout the study period."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Adverse events of special interest: myopathy, rhabdomyolysis.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence of specified AEs of special interest (myopathy, rhabdomyolysis) during treatment and follow-up."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Absolute Change from baseline in laboratory data.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Absolute change from baseline for laboratory parameters measured during the study."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Withdrawal rate","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of participants who withdraw from the study prior to completion."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
150
Recruitment Window Months
14
Consent Approach
Written informed consent is required: "Provide a written informed consent to participate in the clinical trial indicated by a personal signature and date on the participant informed consent form." Consent is obtained from participants (adults >18); no assent procedures described.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
7
Total Number Of Participants
150

Greece

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
07-11-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
24-07-2025
Processing Time Days
259
Number Of Sites
7
Number Of Participants
150

Sites

Site Name
Athens Medical Center S.A.
Department Name
Department of Internal Medicine
Principal Investigator Name
Konstantinos Tziomalos
Principal Investigator Email
ktziomalos@yahoo.com
Contact Person Name
Konstantinos Tziomalos
Contact Person Email
ktziomalos@yahoo.com
Site Name
Athens Medical Center S.A.
Department Name
2nd Clinic of Internal Medicine
Principal Investigator Name
Theodoros Angelopoulos
Principal Investigator Email
tangel28@yahoo.co.uk
Contact Person Name
Theodoros Angelopoulos
Contact Person Email
tangel28@yahoo.co.uk
Site Name
Athens Naval Hospital
Department Name
1st Department of Cardiology
Principal Investigator Name
Antonios Mastrokostopoulos
Principal Investigator Email
amastrokostopoulos@yahoo.com
Contact Person Name
Antonios Mastrokostopoulos
Contact Person Email
amastrokostopoulos@yahoo.com
Site Name
Hygeia Hospital- Hygeia Diagnostic & Therapeutic Center of Athens
Department Name
6th Cardiology Department
Principal Investigator Name
Elias Tsougos
Principal Investigator Email
tsougos@yahoo.com
Contact Person Name
Elias Tsougos
Contact Person Email
tsougos@yahoo.com
Site Name
Athens Medical Center S.A.
Department Name
Diabetes Department & Clinical Research Center
Principal Investigator Name
John Doupis
Principal Investigator Email
john.doupis@harvard-alumni.org
Contact Person Name
John Doupis
Contact Person Email
john.doupis@harvard-alumni.org
Site Name
University General Hospital Of Ioannina
Department Name
2nd University Internal Medicine Clinic
Principal Investigator Name
Georgios Liamis
Principal Investigator Email
gliamis@uoi.gr
Contact Person Name
Georgios Liamis
Contact Person Email
gliamis@uoi.gr
Site Name
University General Hospital Of Thessaloniki Ahepa
Department Name
1st Department of Cardiology
Principal Investigator Name
Antonios Ziakas
Principal Investigator Email
aziakas@auth.gr
Contact Person Name
Antonios Ziakas
Contact Person Email
aziakas@auth.gr

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Laboratoires S.M.B.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Belgium

Contract research organisations

Name
Pharmassist Ltd.
Responsibilities
[1,12,2,5]
Name
Soladis Clinical Studies
Responsibilities
[10,11,3,6,7]
Name
Cerba Research
Responsibilities
[4]

Third parties

  • {"country":"Greece","full_name":"Pharmassist Ltd.","duties_or_roles":"[1,12,2,5]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Belgium","full_name":"S.M.B. Technology","duties_or_roles":"[14]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Belgium","full_name":"Galephar M/F","duties_or_roles":"[14]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"France","full_name":"Soladis Clinical Studies","duties_or_roles":"[10,11,3,6,7]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Belgium","full_name":"Cerba Research","duties_or_roles":"[4]","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
  • {"country":"Belgium","full_name":"Qplus Consult","duties_or_roles":"[8]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
ROSUVASTATIN20mg/FENOFIBRATE160mg CAPS
Active Substance
Rosuvastatin; Fenofibrate
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus:1
Starting Dose
Rosuvastatin 20 mg + Fenofibrate 160 mg
Dose Levels
Fixed dose (rosuvastatin 20 mg + fenofibrate 160 mg)
Maximum Dose
maxDailyDoseAmount 20 mg (rosuvastatin); maxTotalDoseAmount 1680 mg (as provided)
Investigational Product Name
Pravafenix 40 mg/160 mg hard capsules
Active Substance
Pravastatin sodium; Fenofibrate
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus:2 (marketingAuthNumber: EU/1/11/679/007)
Starting Dose
Pravastatin 40 mg + Fenofibrate 160 mg
Dose Levels
Fixed dose (pravastatin 40 mg + fenofibrate 160 mg)
Maximum Dose
maxDailyDoseAmount 40 mg (pravastatin); maxTotalDoseAmount 3360 mg (as provided)
Combination Treatment
Yes

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