Efficacy and Safety of Ezetimibe/Rosuvastatin and Amlodipine Patients With High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol

Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker used for the treatment of hypertension. Rosuvastatin is a statin that inhibits HMG-CoA reductase and is widely used for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. Ezetimibe is a lipid-lowering agent that inhibits intestinal cholesterol absorption and is commonly used in combination with statins. This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled, phase 3 clinical trial evaluates the efficacy and safety of a fixed-dose combination of ezetimibe, rosuvastatin, and amlodipine in Korean adults with essential hypertension and primary hypercholesterolemia. Following a run-in period that includes therapeutic lifestyle modification, participants are randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to receive ezetimibe/rosuvastatin/amlodipine 10/20/10 mg or amlodipine 10 mg, or ezetimibe/rosuvastatin 10/20 mg for 8 weeks. A total of 163 participants were enrolled across 21 study sites. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and mean sitting systolic blood pressure (MSSBP) are assessed at Weeks 4 and 8. The primary efficacy endpoints are the percent change in LDL-C from baseline at Week 8 and the change in MSSBP from baseline at Week 8. Secondary endpoints include changes in total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides, non-HDL-C, and apolipoprotein B (ApoB).