ISRCTN ISRCTN36672232
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN36672232
Secondary identifying numbers PPT01
Submission date
11/02/2011
Registration date
15/04/2011
Last edited
24/09/2012
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Circulatory System
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr David Wald
Scientific

Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine
Chartehouse Square
London
EC1M 6BQ
United Kingdom

Email d.s.wald@qmul.ac.uk

Study information

Study designRandomised placebo-controlled double-blind cross-over trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleA randomised placebo controlled double-blind cross-over trial of the Polypill on risk factor reduction
Study acronymPPT1
Study objectivesTo determine the reduction in serum cholesterol and blood pressure using the polypill and to assess the prevalence of adverse effects
Ethics approval(s)North London Research Ethics Committee 1, approved on 29th September 2010, REC Ref: 10/HO717/66
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedCardiovascular Disease
InterventionPolypill (containing simvastatin, losartan, amlodipine and hydrochlorothiazide) - Each treatment arm lasts 12 weeks and consists of polypill or placebo in random order, followed by a 2 year open label monitoring phase
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhasePhase III
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Simvastatin, losartan, amlodipine, hydrochlorothiazide
Primary outcome measure1. Serum cholesterol
2. Systolic blood pressure
3. Diastolic blood pressure
Outcomes assessed at the end of each 12 week treatment period
Secondary outcome measures1. Adverse effects
2. Adherence
Overall study start date05/01/2011
Completion date05/07/2013

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupSenior
SexBoth
Target number of participants50-100
Key inclusion criteriaMen and women aged 50 and over, without selection on the basis of other risk factors, for whom there is no medical contra-indication to taking the Polypill
Key exclusion criteria1. Clinical history of cardiovascular disease
2. Any illness judged to contra-indicate participation in the trial
3. Taking other specified drugs: lithium, cyclosporine or other calcineurin inhibitors, erythromycin or other macrolides, azole antifungals, ritonavir or other protease inhibitors, amiodarone
Date of first enrolment05/01/2011
Date of final enrolment05/07/2013

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine
London
EC1M 6BQ
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Queen Mary University of London (UK)
University/education

Queen Mary Innovation Centre
5 Walden Street
Whitechapel
London
E1 2EF
England
United Kingdom

Email gerry.leonard@bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk
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Funders

Funder type

Charity

Barts and the London Charitable Foundation (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/05/2012 Yes No