New cholesterol drug inclisiran tested in everyday clinics
NCT ID NCT05362903
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study followed 1868 patients with high cholesterol to see how inclisiran (Leqvio®) and other cholesterol-lowering treatments work in real-world medical practice. Researchers tracked heart events, medication use, and lab results without assigning any treatments. The goal was to understand how these drugs perform outside of strict clinical trials.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Inclisiran (Leqvio®) and other lipid-lowering treatments
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could show how well inclisiran works outside of controlled trials, helping doctors make better treatment decisions for high cholesterol.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled experiment, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be influenced by patient selection or other factors.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,868 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Finished
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Nov 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.
Who is studied
* Patients with hypercholesterolemia newly initiated with oral LLT on top of a statin (e.g. ezetimibe, bempedoic acid, cholestyramin), or new oral LLT alone in patients who are statin intolerant (Oral LLT Cohort), * Patients newly initiated with Inclisiran according to local reimbursement criteria (out of these, at least 60% naive to monoclonal antibodies targeting PCSK9) (Inclisiran Cohort) * Patients treated with Inclisiran on top of lipid apheresis from routine care (Apheresis plus Inclisiran Cohort).
- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- 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 who provide written informed consent to participate in the study 2. Male or female patients ≥ 18 years of age 3. Oral LLT Cohort: Patients with documented ASCVD newly initiated on an oral lipid lowering treatment on top of a statin (e.g. ezetimibe, bempedoic acid, cholestyraimin) or new oral LLT alone in case of statin intolerance or contraindication 4. Inclisiran Cohort: Patients newly initiated on Inclisiran fulfilling the restricted reimbursement criteria or individual access requirements who are not at LDL-C goal as per their CV risk as recommended in the 2019 EAS/ESC guidelines (Mach et al., 2020). At least 60% of the documented patients must be PCSK9-inhibitor naive 5. Apheresis plus Inclisiran Cohort: Patients with Inclisiran on top of regular weekly or bi-weekly lipoprotein apheresis (LDL-c or LP(a)). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Oral LLT Cohort: Patients who receive a PCSK9-mAB or other PCSK9-targeted therapy 2. Inclisiran 1 Cohort: current or previous PCSK9-targeted treatment 3. Contraindication for Inclisiran according to the SmPC 4. Patients who have received Inclisiran previously 5. Patients with homozygous FH 6. Any underlying known disease, or surgical, physical, or medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator (or delegate) might interfere with interpretation of the clinical study results. 7. Simultaneous or planned participation in an interventional research study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Novartis Investigative Site
Freudenstadt, Baden-Wurttemberg, 72250, Germany
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Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, 69115, Germany
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Kirchheim unter Teck, Baden-Wurttemberg, 73230, Germany
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Konstanz, Baden-Wurttemberg, 78464, Germany
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Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, 89073, Germany
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Bayreuth, Bavaria, 95445, Germany
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Coburg, Bavaria, 96450, Germany
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Dachau, Bavaria, 85221, Germany
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Deggendorf, Bavaria, 94469, Germany
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Füssen, Bavaria, 87629, Germany
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Grünwald, Bavaria, 82031, Germany
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Landshut, Bavaria, 84034, Germany
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Marktoberdorf, Bavaria, 87616, Germany
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Muehldorf Am Inn, Bavaria, 84453, Germany
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Munich, Bavaria, 80331, Germany
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Munich, Bavaria, 80939, Germany
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Munich, Bavaria, 81925, Germany
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Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, 92318, Germany
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Nuremberg, Bavaria, 90402, Germany
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Würzburg, Bavaria, 97080, Germany
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Burg, Brandenburg, 03096, Germany
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Eberswalde, Brandenburg, 16225, Germany
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Potsdam, Brandenburg, 14473, Germany
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Schwedt, Brandenburg, 16303, Germany
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Kassel, Hesse, 34121, Germany
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Offenbach, Hesse, 63065, Germany
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Rotenburg (Wümme), Lower Saxony, 27356, Germany
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Winsen, Lower Saxony, 21423, Germany
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Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 18435, Germany
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Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 52062, Germany
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Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, 32756, Germany
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Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45468, Germany
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Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, 48143, Germany
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Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, 48149, Germany
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Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 57072, Germany
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Ingelheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, 55218, Germany
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Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, 67655, Germany
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Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate, 66954, Germany
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Chemnitz, Saxony, 09113, Germany
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Chemnitz, Saxony, 09130, Germany
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Görlitz, Saxony, 02827, Germany
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Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Saxony, 09337, Germany
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Leipzig, Saxony, 04103, Germany
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Leipzig, Saxony, 04158, Germany
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Leipzig, Saxony, 04317, Germany
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Pirna, Saxony, 01796, Germany
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Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, 06108, Germany
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Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, 06120, Germany
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Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, 06484, Germany
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Salzatal, Saxony-Anhalt, 06198, Germany
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Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, 06886, Germany
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Greiz, Thuringia, 07973, Germany
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Jena, Thuringia, 07740, Germany
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Altenburg, 04600, Germany
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Aue, 08280, Germany
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Bad Homburg, 61348, Germany
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Bad Nauheim, 61231, Germany
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Berlin, 10115, Germany
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Berlin, 10789, Germany
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Berlin, 12489, Germany
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Berlin, 12627, Germany
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Biedenkopf, 35216, Germany
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Borsdorf, 04451, Germany
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Brilon, 59929, Germany
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Brüel, 19412, Germany
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Chemnitz, 09116, Germany
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Chemnitz, 09130, Germany
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Cloppenburg, 49661, Germany
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Cologne, 50670, Germany
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Cologne, 51105, Germany
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Cuxhaven, 27476, Germany
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Dachau, 85221, Germany
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Darmstadt, 64287, Germany
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Dessau, 06846, Germany
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Dresden, 01129, Germany
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Ehingen, 89584, Germany
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Ehringshausen, 35630, Germany
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Eisfeld, 98673, Germany
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Frechen, 50226, Germany
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Fürth, 90766, Germany
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Greifswald, 17475, Germany
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Günzburg, 89312, Germany
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Hamburg, 22087, Germany
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Hamburg, 22459, Germany
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Hamburg, 22607, Germany
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Hamburg, 22769, Germany
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Haßloch, 67454, Germany
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Heide, 25746, Germany
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Kiel, 24105, Germany
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Ludwigshafen, 67071, Germany
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Mainz, 55126, Germany
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Mannheim, 68165, Germany
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Markkleeberg, 04416, Germany
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Moers, 47441, Germany
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München, 80333, Germany
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Münster, 48149, Germany
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Naumburg, 06618, Germany
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Neuruppin, 16816, Germany
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Olpe, 57462, Germany
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Oranienburg, 16515, Germany
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Oschatz, 04758, Germany
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Osnabrück, 49080, Germany
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Osnabrück, 49088, Germany
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Papenburg, 26871, Germany
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Rendsburg, 24768, Germany
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Riesa, 01589, Germany
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Rostock, 18107, Germany
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Schwandorf in Bayern, 92421, Germany
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Speyer, 67346, Germany
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Stadtlohn, 48703, Germany
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Trier, 54292, Germany
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Ulm, 89073, Germany
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Ulm, 89077, Germany
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Ulm, 89081, Germany
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Wermsdorf, 04779, Germany
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Wesel, 46485, Germany
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Winterberg, 59955, Germany
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Wismar, 23966, Germany
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Wuppertal, 42289, Germany
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Würzburg, 97070, Germany
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Zwiesel, 94227, Germany
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