Status:
COMPLETED
Office Practice Assessment of Carotid Atherosclerosis Using Handheld Ultrasound (OPACA) Study
Lead Sponsor:
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Conditions:
Atherosclerosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
45-70 years
Brief Summary
The purposes of this study are to determine: 1. Inter-site variability in CIMT image measurement using SonoCalcTM. 2. If non-sonographer health care professionals working in an office practice settin...
Detailed Description
Phase IV Type (observational vs. interventional) Observational Currently recruiting or not? NO Randomized? (or not) No Blinded? (single, double, or open) Primary outcome(s) Bioequivalency of ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Males over 45 years and females over 55 years of age with at least one additional risk factor for coronary artery disease.
- Females 45-54 years old may be enrolled if they have a family history of CHD (myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, angioplasty, sudden cardiac death) in a male first degree relative \<55 or a female first degree relative \<65 years old AND at least one additional risk factor for coronary artery disease.
Exclusion
- Age \>70 years
- Subjects taking cholesterol-lowering medications
- Active liver disease
- Active thyroid disease
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- Chronic kidney disease
- History of coronary artery disease
- History of cerebrovascular disease
- History of peripheral arterial disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
375 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00258973
Start Date
April 1 2006
End Date
September 1 2007
Last Update
December 3 2015
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University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792