Clinical trials: Dietary Guidelines
Hyperlipidemia
A Randomized, Double-Blinded Study of Simvastatin 20 mg/Day Versus Vytorin 10/20 in Subjects With Lipid Profiles Not Meeting Current NCEP Guidelines, Following a Low-Carbohydrate Diet
People who follow a low-carbohydrate diet typically experience a decrease in triglycerides and increase in HDL-C level, but fail to lower their LDL cholesterol (LDL-C). Such patients may require lipid-lowering therapy.
- Trial name
- LOCUST (NCT00566267)
- Testing
- simvastatin 20 mg/ezetimibe
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC