Choline Fenofibrate and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Combined Dyslipidemia

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age20+
SponsorSeoul National University Bundang Hospital

About this trial

This is a randomized controlled study to assess the effect of choline fenofibrate compared with policosanol in Korean T2DM patients with asymptomatic atherosclerosis.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Type 2 diabetes under treatment with HbA1c 6.0-10.0% at screening visit

Male or female of 20 years or over

Mixed dyslipidemia: triglyceride 200~499 mg/dL, HDL-cholesterol male ≤45 mg/dL or female ≤50 mg/dL

Identified carotid artery plaque: carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) ≥ 1.0 mm

Disqualifiers

Dyslipidemia which requires other therapy: triglyceride ≥500 mg/dL or LDL-cholesterol ≥190 mg/dL

Uncontrolled hypertension

Severe renal dysfunction

GOT/GPT >120/120 or chronic liver disease

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Choline fenofibrate

    Drug

    choline fenofibrate 178.8mg (135mg as fenofibric acid)

  • Policosanol

    Drug

    policosanol 10mg

Treatment groups

56 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: TgfenonExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Policosanol 10Active comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Carotid intima media thickness

Maximum carotid IMT (mm)

Time frame
24 week

Secondary outcomes

1

Area of carotid artery plaque

measured by ultrasound

Time frame
24 week
2

Plaque characteristics

changes of non-calcified plaque volume (mm3)

Time frame
24 week
3

Glucose homeostasis

changes of HbA1c (%)

Time frame
24 week
4

Lipid metabolism

TG concentration, HDL-cholesterol concentration

Time frame
24 week

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Lead sponsor

Daewon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Collaborator