Cardiac Screening of Middle Aged and Older Women and Men (Master Athletes)

In 2010 there was published new European recommendations for assessment of adult and elderly men and women, who want to start with physical activity and/or participate in endurance contests. In this study we want to test if a group of people with positive score on a self-reported questionnaire and/or high-risk score in a risk scoring system (NORRISK) have more undetected heart diseases than a control group with no reported or detected risk factors.

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Key information

Conditions

Heart Disease Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases

Age range

35 year–85 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

LHL-clinics Feiring

Feiring, 2093, Norway

About this study

Forty senior athletes between 35 to approximately 80 yrs old with a positive score will be included in one group, and another forty seniors without positive score in a control group. Each of them will be tested with an cardiorespiratory exercise test (CPET) with ECG and examined with echocardiography together with an usual medical examination and blood tests (cholesterol and HbA1c-glucose). Some with symptoms of arrhythmias will be examined by 24-hours Holter-monitoring.

The main purpose of the study is to assess if men and women with a positive score on the questionnaire og NORRISK-screening (risk calculator for coronary heart disease) have more detectable heart diseases than the control group.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

> 35 yrs old Master athletes Positive score on symptom based questionnaire or high risk score No known heart disease Participated in long-term endurance competitions

Exclusion criteria

< 35 yrs old Known heart disease

Treatment and study plan

Questionnaire

Other

Observational study without any intervention described under intervention type

Primary outcomes

Differences among two groups of senior athletes in detecting heart diseases by a screening program

Time frame: One year

Examine if a simple screening program is efficient in detecting heart diseases

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

LHL Helse

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Registry information

Official study title

Cardiac Screening of Middle Aged and Older Women and Men (Master Athletes) Who Participate in Long Distance Endurance Training and Competitions.

Acronym: MASTERSCREEN

Important dates

Study start: 2016
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2017
First posted: Oct 4, 2016
Registry last updated: Aug 31, 2018

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