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

NCT03510884

An Efficacy and Safety Study of Alirocumab in Children and Adolescents With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia

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306 people

174 womenmiddle line = equal numbers132 men
Phase
PHASE3
Paid for by
Sanofi
Finished
2022-08-05
Health conditions
Hypercholesterolaemia
Who could join
Anyone
Ages
8 Years – 17 Years
Average age
mean 13.2 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 81.7% · American Indian / Alaska Native 10.5% · More than one race 3.3% · Black / African American 2% · Asian 1.3% · Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.7% · Not reported 0.7%

Women left out

  • Age limit under 65

    Older women were turned away, even though they often take this medicine.

    “Maximum age: 17 Years.”
  • No kidney or liver problems

    Women with kidney or liver problems were turned away.

    “Severe renal impairment (ie, estimated glomerular filtration rate \<30 mL/min/1.73 m\^2).”
  • No diabetes

    Women with diabetes were turned away.

    “Participants with uncontrolled type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus.”

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