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Coronary Artery DiseasePhase 4Rosuzet-IVUSNCT03169985

Randomized Controlled Trial of Moderate-Intensity Rosuvastatin With Ezetimibe Combination Therapy Versus High-Intensity Rosuvastatin on Progression of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque

A Phase 4 study testing Rosuvastatin 10 mg plus ezetimibe 10 mg orally once a day and Rosuvastatin 20 mg orally once a day in people with Coronary Artery Disease, run by Samsung Medical Center at 1 site in South Korea.

Active, not recruiting

Under way, not looking for participants. Everyone needed has enrolled. The study is still running.

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Trial summary

The aim of this prospective, open-label, randomized, single center study is to compare the effect of usual dose rosuvastatin plus ezetimibe and high-dose rosuvastatin on modifying atherosclerotic plaque. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Coronary Artery Disease
What is being tested?
Rosuvastatin 10 mg plus ezetimibe 10 mg orally once a day and Rosuvastatin 20 mg orally once a day
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
280 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
12 Jul 2017to 28 Jan 2027
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Subject must be at least 19 years of age
  • Subject with suspected ischemic heart disease undergoing coronary angiography and have intermediate coronary artery stenosis (30-70% by visual estimation) whose revascularization was deferred based on invasive physiologic assessment using fractional flow reserve (>0.80) or intravascular ultrasound (minimum lumen area> 4mm2)
  • Subject can verbally confirm understandings of risks, benefits and treatment alternatives of receiving statin or ezetimibe and he/she or his/her legally authorized representative provides written informed consent prior to any study related procedure.

Who cannot join

  • Subject has calculated creatinine clearance <30 mL/min or dialysis within 30 days.
  • Subject has active liver disease or persistent unexplained serum transaminase elevations (x2 x upper limit of normal [ULN]).
  • Subject requires the following concomitant medications: cyclosporine, danazol, niacin, fibrates as concomitant medications
  • Subject requires any of the potent CYP3A4 inhibitors, itraconazole, ketoconazole, erythromycin, clarithromycin, and telithromycin, HIV protease inhibitors, nefazodone, probucol, resins, and any investigational drugs.
  • Subject has an allergy/sensitivity to any statin, ezetimibe, and/or their excipients.
  • Subject with history of myopathy or family history of myopathy
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  • Untreated hypothyroidism
  • Subject has a history of alcohol and/or drug abuse.
  • Subject is a pregnant or lactating woman, or woman intending to become pregnant.
  • Non-cardiac co-morbid conditions are present with life expectancy <2 year or that may result in protocol non-compliance (per site investigator's medical judgment).
  • Unwillingness or inability to comply with the procedures described in this protocol.
  • Eligible patients will be randomly assigned to treatment arms, stratified by diagnosis on admission(acute coronary syndrome or stable ischemic heart disease) and presence of chronic statin use (more than one month)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Korea1 site
  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul, 06351

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

Official title: The Effect of Moderate-intensity Rosuvastatin Plus Ezetimibe Versus High-intensity Rosuvastatin on Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque by Intravascular Ultrasound (ROSUZET-IVUS Trial)

The aim of this prospective, open-label, randomized, single center study is to compare the effect of usual dose rosuvastatin plus ezetimibe and high-dose rosuvastatin on modifying atherosclerotic plaque.

Read the detailed description

High-intensity statin therapy have shown improved clinical outcomes compared to placebo or moderate-intensity statin therapy. Based on these results, 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association(ACC/AHA) guideline on treatment of blood cholesterol to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk in adults recommended high-intensity statin therapy to patient with coronary artery disease for secondary prevention. However, high-intensity statin therapy was known to increase risk of diabetes mellitus and complication such as hepatotoxicity and myalgia. An alternative to high-intensity statin therapy is reducing the dose of statin and using drug that can improve blood cholesterol level by a different mechanism than statin. Ezetimibe acts on Niemann-Pick C1-like protein then inhibits cholesterol absorption in the intestine, which can reduce low-density lipoprotein(LDL) cholesterol more effectively when administered with statin. In IMPROVE-IT study, simvastatin plus ezetimibe decreased ischemic events more than simvastatin alone in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Although this study could confirm the additional effect of ezetimibe by using the same amount of simvastatin in both groups, it could not compare the effect of statin plus ezetimibe and high dose statin monotherapy. Moreover, there were few data on the efficacy of ezetimibe added to rosuvastatin which is one of the effective statin recommended by various guidelines. One study reported that rosuvastatin 2.5 mg plus ezetimibe 10 mg was superior to rosuvastatin 5 mg monotherapy in reducing LDL cholesterol. Another study reported that adding rosuvastatin 5 mg to ezetimibe 10 mg was more effective than rosuvastatin 5 mg alone in reducing coronary atherosclerotic lesions as measured by intravascular ultrasound. However, the previous studies did not compare the efficacy of combination therapy of usual dose rosuvastatin and ezetimibe to high-dose statin monotherapy. Therefore, investigators aimed to compare the effect of rosuvastatin 10 mg plus ezetimibe 10 mg to rosuvastatin 20 mg alone on the reduction of coronary atherosclerosis in patient with coronary artery disease. If this study shows that the combination of usual dose rosuvastatin and ezetimibe is not inferior to high dose rosuvastatin monotherapy in anti-atherosclerotic effect and safety, it would provide a basis for effective and safe cholesterol treatment.

Being tested
Rosuvastatin 10 mg plus ezetimibe 10 mg orally once a day, Rosuvastatin 20 mg orally once a day
Keywords
Rosuvastatin, Ezetimibe, Atherosclerotic plaque, Intravascular ultrasound
Medical subject headings
Coronary Artery Disease, Plaque, Atherosclerotic

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Rosuvastatin 10 mg plus ezetimibe 10 mg orally once a dayDrug

    Also called Rosuzet tablet 10/10 mg

    After the initial 12 months, randomized intervention will be stopped and then this arm will be received either usual dose rosuvastatin plus ezetimibe or high-dose rosuvastatin during the next 24 months by clinical judgement.

  • Rosuvastatin 20 mg orally once a dayDrug

    Also called Crestor tablet 20 mg

    After the initial 12 months, randomized intervention will be stopped and then this arm will be received either usual dose rosuvastatin plus ezetimibe or high-dose rosuvastatin during the next 24 months based by clinical judgement.

Study groups in NCT03169985
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Rosuvastatin plus ezetimibe armActive comparatorIn patients who have moderate stenosis(30-70%) in coronary artery and deferred to medical treatment by intracoronary physiologic or radiologic test, this arm will be received rosuvastatin 10 mg plus ezetimibe 10 mg qd during 12 months after randomization.
Receives: Drug: Rosuvastatin 10 mg plus ezetimibe 10 mg orally once a day
High-dose rosuvastatin monotherapy armActive comparatorIn patients who have moderate stenosis(30-70%) in coronary artery and deferred to medical treatment by intracoronary physiologic or radiologic test, this arm will be received rosuvastatin 20 mg qd during 12 months after randomization.
Receives: Drug: Rosuvastatin 20 mg orally once a day

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change in percent atheroma volume(PAV) in non-culprit lesions

    PAV is calculated as the percentage of the sum of external elastic membrane(EEM) cross sectional areas(CSA) occupied by total atheroma volume(TAV). TAV was determined by summation of the plaque area, defined as the difference between EEM and lumen CSA, for all evaluable images. These values could be expressed as follows:

    TAV = ∑(EEM CSA - lumen CSA), PAV = 100 X ∑(EEM CSA - lumen CSA) / ∑EEM CSA

    Measured: 12 months after index coronary angiography(CAG)

Secondary outcomes (14)
  1. Change in normalized TAV in non-culprit lesions

    The TAV is normalized to the length corresponding to the median number of comparable slices for each treatment group in view of the variability in the length of pullback analyzed between subjects. This value could be expressed as follows:

    normalized TAV = [∑(EEM CSA - lumen CSA) / number of images in pullback] X median number of images in cohort

    Measured: 12 months after index CAG

  2. Change in indexed TAV

    Indexed TAV is calculated as TAV divided by the length of plaque in each subject. This value could be expressed as follows:

    Indexed TAV = ∑(EEM CSA - lumen CSA) / plaque length

    Measured: 12 months after index CAG

  3. Change in fibrous cap thickness by OCT(optical coherence tomography)

    In case that OCT is conducted

    Measured: 12 months after index CAG

  4. Change in fractional flow reserve(FFR)

    Physiologic index

    Measured: 12 months after index CAG

  5. Change in coronary flow reserve(CFR)

    Physiologic index

    Measured: 12 months after index CAG

  6. Change in index of microcirculatory resistance(IMR)

    Physiologic index

    Measured: 12 months after index CAG

  7. Change in TAV in coronary computed tomography(CT) angiography

    TAV which is measured in CT angiography

    Measured: 24 months after index CAG

  8. Major adverse cardiovascular events(MACE)

    MACE is defined as a composite of death, myocardial infarction, stroke and revascularization.

    Measured: 12, 24 and 36 months after index CAG

  9. Change in homeostatic model assessment(HOMA) index

    HOMA index is a method used to quantify insulin resistance. This values could be calculated with fasting plasma glucose and insulin, as follows:

    HOMA index = glucose X insulin (mg/dL) / 405

    Measured: 6 months after index CAG

  10. Change in fasting glucose

    For risk of developing diabetes mellitus by statin therapy

    Measured: 6 and 12 months after index CAG

  11. Change in hemoglobin A1c

    For risk of developing diabetes mellitus by statin therapy

    Measured: 6 and 12 months after index CAG

  12. Change in lipid profile

    Fasting plasma triglyceride(TG), high-density lipoprotein(HDL), LDL and total cholesterol. These items will be compared separately, and described as a group of lipid profile.

    Measured: 1, 6 and 12 months after index CAG

  13. Change in high-sensitivity C-reactive protein(hs-CRP)

    hs-CRP

    Measured: 1 and 12 months after index CAG

  14. Safety endpoint: Number of participants with abnormal laboratory values and adverse events

    1. Creatine kinase(CK) elevation > 10 times upper limit of normal(ULN)
    2. CK elevation > 10 times ULN on two consecutive visits
    3. Hepatic transaminases > 3 times ULN
    4. Hepatic transaminases > 3 times ULN on two consecutive visits
    5. Document reason for discontinuation of study medication

    These items will be described together as a group of safety endpoint, such as number of participants with abnormal laboratory values and adverse events.

    Measured: 1 and 12 months after index CAG

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted30 May 2017
  2. Study start12 Jul 2017
  3. Primary completion28 Jan 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion28 Jan 2027 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Prospective, open label, two-arm, randomized controlled trial
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
280 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03169985
Sponsor's protocol ID
Rosuzet-IVUS16453143
Acronym
Rosuzet-IVUS
Status last verified
Jul 2025
First submitted
24 May 2017
Last updated
16 Jul 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: After publication of first manuscript and trial results, the de-identified data will be shared by permission of principle investigator, when asked.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Rosuvastatin 10 mg plus ezetimibe 10 mg orally once a day and Rosuvastatin 20 mg orally once a day in people with Coronary Artery Disease, run by Samsung Medical Center at 1 site in South Korea.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 12 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Jul 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in South Korea. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change in percent atheroma volume(PAV) in non-culprit lesions (time frame: 12 months after index coronary angiography(CAG)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Jul 2025.

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