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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02211209
Date of registration: 05/08/2014
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Public title: The APPROACH Study: A Study of Volanesorsen (Formerly IONIS-APOCIIIRx) in Patients With Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome
Scientific title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Study of ISIS 304801 Administered Subcutaneously to Patients With Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome (FCS)
Date of first enrolment: December 2014
Target sample size: 67
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02211209
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Brazil Canada France Germany Hungary Israel Italy Netherlands
South Africa Spain United Kingdom United States
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- History of chylomicronemia

- A diagnosis of Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome (Type 1 Hyperlipoproteinemia)

- Fasting triglycerides (TG) = 750 mg/dL (8.4 mmol/L) at Screening

Exclusion Criteria:

- Diabetes mellitus if newly diagnosed or if HbA1c = 9.0%

- Other types of severe hypertriglyceridemia

- Active pancreatitis within 4 weeks of screening

- Acute Coronary Syndrome within 6 months of screening

- Major surgery within 3 months of screening

- Treatment with Glybera therapy within 2 years of screening

- Previous treatment with IONIS-APOCIIIRx

- Have any other conditions in the opinion of the investigator which could interfere
with the participant participating in or completing the study



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome
Intervention(s)
Drug: Placebo
Drug: Volanesorsen
Primary Outcome(s)
Efficacy of ISIS-APOCIIIRx as measured by the percent change in fasting triglycerides from baseline [Time Frame: 13 Weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
ISIS 304801-CS6
2014-002421-35
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Akcea Therapeutics
Ethics review
Results
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