# Study of an Approved Drug With a Statin (a Medication That Lowers Cholesterol Levels) as Compared to Statin Therapy Alone in Patients With High Cholesterol (0653-040)

> **NCT00092586** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Organon and Co** · enrollment: 2904 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Hypercholesterolemia

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** MK0653, ezetimibe
- **DRUG:** Comparator: statins

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00092586
- **Lead sponsor:** Organon and Co
- **Sponsor class:** INDUSTRY
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2002-09
- **Primary completion:** 2003-10
- **Final completion:** 2003-10
- **Target enrollment:** 2904 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2024-08-15


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00092586

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00092586, "Study of an Approved Drug With a Statin (a Medication That Lowers Cholesterol Levels) as Compared to Statin Therapy Alone in Patients With High Cholesterol (0653-040)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00092586. Licensed CC0.

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