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New registry aims to unravel mysteries of statin side effects
NCT ID NCT04975594
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This registry is following 1,000 people who have trouble tolerating statins, a common cholesterol-lowering drug. Researchers will track how often treatments are changed, cholesterol levels, and quality of life over time. The goal is to better understand this condition and improve heart disease prevention for those affected.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this registry could help doctors better manage cholesterol in people who cannot take statins, potentially reducing heart disease risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial, so it will not directly test any new drug or therapy. Results may not lead to immediate changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2021
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with statin-intolerance
- Ages
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18 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: 1. Patients with dyslipidemia and statin intolerance, defined as: Use of 2 or more statins and intolerance of these drugs in any dose or inability to tolerate dosage increasement beyond a maximum weekly dose of 70 mg atorvastatin, 140 mg Simvastatin, pravastatin, or lovastatin, 35 mg rosuvastatin, 280 mg of Fluvastatin and symptoms improve or disappear when statin is reduced in dosage or discontinued 2. Participants are ≧ 18 years old 3. Written declaration of consent is available 4. The patient is cognitively, linguistically and organizationally capable to meet the study requirements. The possibility of 1 year follow-up is very likely. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Use of any experimental or investigational drugs within 30 days prior to screening. 2. An employee or contractor of the facility conducting the study, or a family member of the principal investigator, co-Investigator, or sponsor.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Uniklinik Leipzig
Leipzig, Saxony, 04103, Germany
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