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NCT Number: NCT00258999

Predictor of Advanced Sub-Clinical Atherosclerosis (PASA) Study

The study will evaluate the clinical utilization of skin Cholesterol (SC) for cardiovascular risk assessment in asymptomatic individuals at low, intermediate and high risk based on Framingham global risk estimates.

Preliminary studies have suggested that SC is an easy to measure, noninvasive marker of cardiovascular risk. This study is intended to provide further data in support of broader clearance by the Food and Drug Administration for the use of SC as a tool to identify asymptomatic patients at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Currently, SC testing is cleared for use as part of risk assessment in subject suspected of having significant multi-vessel disease.

The current study data will be used to support the use of SC testing as part of cardiovascular risk assessment in subjects without suspected coronary artery disease (CAD).

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Key information

Conditions

Atherosclerosis Arterial Occlusive Diseases Arteriosclerosis Cardiovascular Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

30 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

About this study

  • The primary objective of the study will be to determine the relationship between skin cholesterol levels and carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT), a surrogate marker for atherosclerotic burden used as the "gold standard" comparator.
  • Secondary objectives of the study will be to compare the skin cholesterol levels with other markers of CAD as HDL cholesterol, Apo B, hsCRP, and lipoprotein-association phospholipase A2.
  • Another objective is to determine the relationship between skin cholesterol levels and the presence of carotid plaques detected by ultrasound.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Informed written consent from the subject prior to testing.
  • Males or females 30-80 years of age

Exclusion criteria

  • 1. Known coronary heart disease, (history of myocardial infarction, coronary bypass surgery, coronary angioplasty, or angina pectoris with a positive stress test or angiographic documentation)
  • Known peripheral vascular disease (claudication with ankle-brachial index < 0.9, angioplasty, or peripheral artery bypass procedure)
  • Known cerebrovascular disease (stroke or TIA with documented carotid or aortic atherosclerosis)
  • History of carotid artery endarterectomy or carotid artery surgery
  • Diabetes mellitus (fasting glucose > 126 mg/dL, on on insulin-reducing medications)
  • 10-year Framingham risk of cardiac death or MI using ATP III calculator >20%
  • Subjects taking cholesterol-lowering medications
  • Known hepatitis
  • Known pregnancy
  • Skin disease on either hand (e.g. eczema psoriasis, rash or broken skin)

Treatment and study plan

Skin Cholesterol Testing

Device

Primary outcomes

  1. The primary analysis will test if SC is a predictor of elevated CIMT (i.e. carotid wall thickness above the 75% percentile expected for subject's age sex and race based on projections from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Secondarily, estimates of relative risk will allow the comparison of the power of SC as a predictor and traditional risk and new emerging risk factors(hsCRP, Apo B100 and Phospholipase A2).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2005
Study completion
2007
First posted
Nov 28, 2005
Registry last updated
Oct 5, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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