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NCT Number: NCT01643317

Screening Cardiovascular Patients for Aortic Aneurysms

Screening studies for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) in 65 to 79 years aged men, have shown a significant reduction in AAA related mortality. In addition, the cost-effectiveness of screening for AAA in men in the Netherlands has been demonstrated by using a Markov model. Screening might be even more (cost-) effective if targeted on high risk groups, such as patients with a particular cardiovascular disease with a known increased risk of having an AAA.

Project SCAN (Screening CardioVascular patients for Aortic aNeurysms) is a project focused on targeted AAA screening to proactively diagnose patients at high risk of having an aneurysm that eventually may rupture. This pilot project aims to study the value of a screening protocol in daily practice to detect AAA's in high risk patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Aneurysm Aortic Aneurysm Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Aortic Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

55 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Catharina Hospital

Eindhoven, Netherlands

About this study

  • Offering PAD and CAD patients a non-invasive abdominal ultrasound after a careful process of shared-decision making
  • Recording data on aneurysm detection on all PAD and CAD patients screened:
  • General information (age, gender)
  • Medical history on CardioVascular risk factors (such as smoking history, hypertension, and other cardiovascular medical conditions - only information that is already recorded in the patient's medical history chart)
  • AAA - Yes/ No (Yes if ≥3 cm AAA)
  • If ≥3 cm aneurysm, record exact size and outcome in time (surveillance, treatment, no treatment)
  • If treated, record treatment type (EVAR or Open) and outcome

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • male and female patients
  • peripheral arterial disease (ankle brachial index < 0,90 and/or reduction of > 0.15 after exercise test) or a carotid stenosis (stenosis ≥ 50%)
  • age > 55 year

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients unfit for endovascular or open surgery (as judged by vascular surgeon)
  • Failure to master the dutch language

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. AAA prevalence

    Time frame: 1 year

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven

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Registry information

Acronym: SCAN

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Jul 18, 2012
Registry last updated
Jul 24, 2019

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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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