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Registration number
NCT05952869
Ethics application status
Date submitted
10/07/2023
Date registered
19/07/2023
Date last updated
13/03/2024

Titles & IDs
Public title
A Study of MK-0616 (Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor) in Adults With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (MK-0616-017) CORALreef HeFH
Scientific title
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of MK-0616 in Adults With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
MK-0616-017
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
0616-017
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Hypercholesterolemia 0 0
Familial Hypercholesterolemia 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Metabolic and Endocrine 0 0 0 0
Other metabolic disorders
Human Genetics and Inherited Disorders 0 0 0 0
Other human genetics and inherited disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - MK-0616
Treatment: Drugs - Placebo

Experimental: MK-0616 - Participants will receive 20 mg of MK-0616 orally once daily (QD) for up to 52 weeks.

Placebo Comparator: Placebo - Participants will receive MK-0616-matching placebo orally QD for up to 52 weeks.


Treatment: Drugs: MK-0616
Oral tablet

Treatment: Drugs: Placebo
Placebo
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Mean percent change from baseline in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) at Week 24
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Baseline and Week 24
Primary outcome [2] 0 0
Number of participants with one or more adverse events (AEs)
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Up to ~60 weeks
Primary outcome [3] 0 0
Number of participants who discontinue study drug due to an AE
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Up to ~52 weeks
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Mean percent change from baseline in LDL-C at Week 52
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Baseline and Week 52
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Mean percent change from baseline in non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) at Week 24
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Baseline and Week 24
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Mean percent change from baseline in apolipoprotein B (ApoB) at Week 24
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Baseline and Week 24
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Percent change from baseline in lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) at Week 24
Timepoint [4] 0 0
Baseline and Week 24
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Percentage of participants with LDL-C <70 mg/dL and =50% reduction from baseline at Week 24
Timepoint [5] 0 0
Baseline and Week 24
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Percentage of participants with LDL-C <55 mg/dL and =50% reduction from baseline at Week 24
Timepoint [6] 0 0
Baseline and Week 24

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
- Has possible or definite diagnosis of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
(HeFH) based on a locally accepted diagnostic algorithm

- Has an LDL-C =55 mg/dL or =70 mg/dL depending on medical history

- Is treated with a moderate- or high-intensity statin medication

- Is on a stable dose of all background lipid-lowering therapies (LLTs) with no planned
medication change
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
- Has a history of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) based on genetic or
clinical criteria, compound heterozygous FH, or double heterozygous FH

- Has a history of heart failure or heart failure hospitalization within 3 months before
first study visit

- Is undergoing or previously underwent an LDL-C apheresis program within 3 months
before first study visit or plans to initiate an LDL-C apheresis program

- Was previously treated/is being treated with certain other cholesterol lowering
medications, including protein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s

The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Active, not recruiting
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
8/08/2023
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
28/04/2025
Actual
Sample size
Target
270
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,VIC
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital-6West CV Ambulatory Care ( Site 2808) - Camperdown
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Victorian Heart Hospital-Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre (MCRC) ( Site 2803) - Clayton
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
2050 - Camperdown
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
3168 - Clayton
Recruitment outside Australia
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United States of America
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Alabama
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Florida
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Indiana
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Michigan
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Nebraska
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Nevada
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North Carolina
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Utah
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Virginia
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Brazil
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Ceara
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Brazil
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Sao Paulo
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Canada
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Quebec
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Chile
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Los Rios
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Chile
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Region M. De Santiago
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Colombia
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Antioquia
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Colombia
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Atlantico
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Colombia
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Cundinamarca
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Czechia
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Brno-mesto
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Czechia
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Jihomoravsky Kraj
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Czechia
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Praha 4
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Finland
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Uusimaa
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Hong Kong
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Pok Fu Lam
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Hong Kong
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Shatin
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Hungary
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Csongrad
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Hungary
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Budapest
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Hungary
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Debrecen
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Israel
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Jerusalem
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Israel
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Petah Tikva
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Israel
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Sakhnin
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Netherlands
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Gelderland
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Noord-Holland
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Utrecht
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Bay Of Plenty
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Canterbury
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Oslo
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Cataluna
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Tarragona
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New Taipei
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Taipei
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Taiwan
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Tainan

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
Name
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of MK-0616 in
adult participants with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. The primary hypothesis is
that MK-0616 is superior to placebo on mean percent change from baseline in low-density
lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) at Week 24.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05952869
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Medical Director
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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
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Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
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Contact person for public queries
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Contact person for scientific queries