# Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Pitavastatin and Pravastatin in Elderly Patients

> **NCT00257686** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Kowa Research Europe** · enrollment: 962 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Hypercholesterolemia or Combined Dyslipidemia

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Pitavastatin
- **DRUG:** Pravastatin

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00257686
- **Lead sponsor:** Kowa Research Europe
- **Sponsor class:** INDUSTRY
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2005-09
- **Primary completion:** 2006-05
- **Final completion:** 2006-05
- **Target enrollment:** 962 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2010-03-16


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00257686

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00257686, "Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Pitavastatin and Pravastatin in Elderly Patients". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00257686. Licensed CC0.

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