Can a Two-Pill combo tame stubborn high cholesterol?
NCT ID NCT06747936
First seen Aug 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests whether combining two experimental drugs, AD-2281 and AD-2282, lowers LDL cholesterol more effectively than a single drug in people with primary hypercholesterolemia. Participants take the pills once daily for 8 weeks. Researchers measure the percent change in LDL cholesterol from baseline to week 8. The study compares the combination against an active control and a placebo.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A combination of two experimental oral drugs, AD-2281 and AD-2282, taken once daily for 8 weeks
- What this could lead to
- If the combination works, it could offer a new, more effective daily pill option for lowering LDL cholesterol and managing high cholesterol.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is relatively small and short, and the combination may not prove more effective than existing treatments. Side effects are possible, and long-term benefits are not yet known.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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129 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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19 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Signed informed consent * Patients with Primary Hypercholesterolemia * Other inclusions applied Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with Secondary Hypercholesterolemia * Other exclusions applied
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Severance Hospital
Seoul, Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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