Women were less than half of the people tested for almost all of these common medicines.

NCT02476006

Safety, Tolerability, and Effect of Alirocumab in High Cardiovascular Risk Patients With Severe Hypercholesterolemia Not Adequately Controlled With Conventional Lipid-modifying Therapies (ODYSSEY APPRISE)

See it on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

994 people

369 womenmiddle line = equal numbers625 men
Phase
PHASE3
Paid for by
Sanofi
Finished
2019-04-12
Health conditions
Hypercholesterolemia
Who could join
Anyone
Ages
18 Years – no maximum
Average age
mean 56.6 years
Age 65+
Not reported
Weight (BMI)
Not reported
Pregnancy recorded
Not reported
Menopause recorded
Not reported
Results shown by sex
Not split by sex
Race
White 97.5% · Black / African American 1% · Other 0.8% · Asian 0.6% · More than one race 0.1%

Women left out

  • No pregnant women

    Women who were pregnant could not join.

    “…t hepatitis B or C infection. Creatine kinase \>3 times the upper limit of normal. Estimated glomerular filtration rate \<30 mL/min/1.73 m\^2. Pregnant or breastfeeding woman or with childbearing potential without appropriate contraception.”
  • No breastfeeding moms

    Women who were breastfeeding could not join.

    “…t hepatitis B or C infection. Creatine kinase \>3 times the upper limit of normal. Estimated glomerular filtration rate \<30 mL/min/1.73 m\^2. Pregnant or breastfeeding woman or with childbearing potential without appropriate contraception.”
  • Had to use birth control

    Women who couldn't or didn't want to use birth control were turned away.

    “…t hepatitis B or C infection. Creatine kinase \>3 times the upper limit of normal. Estimated glomerular filtration rate \<30 mL/min/1.73 m\^2. Pregnant or breastfeeding woman or with childbearing potential without appropriate contraception.”
  • No heart disease

    Women with heart disease, heart rhythm problems or a past heart attack were turned away.

    “New York Heart Association Class III or IV congestive heart failure persisting despite treatment.”

Study titles and rules are shown in their original English.