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Last refreshed on: 11 April 2016
Main ID:  NCT02286596
Date of registration: 03/11/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Laval University
Public title: Comparisons of Two Low-density Lipoprotein Apheresis Systems in Patients With Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia APHERESE
Scientific title: Comparisons of Two Low-density Lipoprotein Apheresis Systems in Patients With Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Date of first enrolment: April 2013
Target sample size: 9
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02286596
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Case-Crossover, Time Perspective: Retrospective  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Contacts
Name:     Patrick Couture, MD, FRCP, PhD
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Affiliation:  Laval University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Aged between 18-65 years

- Subjects with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia:

- Carrier of a mutation in the LDL receptor gene

Exclusion Criteria:

- Subjects with a previous history of cardiovascular disease

- Subjects with Type 2 diabetes

- Were pregnant or nursing;

- Subjects with a history of cancer

- Subjects with acute liver disease, hepatic dysfunction, or persistent elevations of
serum transaminases

- Subjects with a secondary hyperlipidemia due to any cause

- History of alcohol or drug abuse within the past 2 years

- hormonal treatment

- Subjects who are in a situation or have any condition that, in the opinion of the
investigator, may interfere with optimal participation in the study



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 60 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Intervention(s)
Device: dextran sulfate adsorption
Device: heparin-induced extracorporeal LDL precipitation
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in plasma lipid levels between the two lipid apheresis treatment [Time Frame: At the end of the two lipid apheresis (Week 0 and 2)]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in LDL particle size between the two lipid apheresis treatment [Time Frame: At the end of the two lipid apheresis (Week 0 and 2)]
Change in plasma adhesion molecule levels between the two lipid apheresis treatment [Time Frame: At the end of the two lipid apheresis (Week 0 and 2)]
Change in plasma inflammatory marker levels between the two lipid apheresis treatment [Time Frame: At the end of the two lipid apheresis (Week 0 and 2)]
Secondary ID(s)
APHERESE
Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Secondary Sponsor(s)
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Results
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