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How Often Do Patients Reach Cholesterol Targets After Starting Treatment? A Real-World Comparison of Indian and Western Guidelines

Comparing lipid goal achievement as per Indian and Western guidelines in patients newly initiated on lipid lowering therapy: A real-world study - ALIGN-LLT

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/02/104147
Enrollment
400
Registered
2026-02-18
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: I20-I25- Ischemic heart diseases

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil Intervention3: Nil: Nil Intervention4: Nil: Nil Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Kasturba Medical college, Manipal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients newly initiated on lipid lowering therapy,Adults aged 18 years and above,Available baseline lipid profile before initiation of lipid lowering therapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: patients already on lipid lowering therapy,Patients with incomplete or missing baseline lipid profile data,Pregnant or lactating women,Patients with hepatic or renal dysfunction

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
proportion of patients achieving LDL-C target goals as per the Lipid Association of India (LAI) and American College of Cardiology (ACC) guidelines at 1 month and 6 months among patients newly initiated on lipid-lowering therapy (LLT)Timepoint: 1st and 6th month

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
cost of lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) incurred over the duration of the 6-month follow-up periodTimepoint: 1st and 6th month;incidence and nature of adverse events associated with LLT during the follow-up periodTimepoint: 1st and 6th month

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactChilakala Bhargav Nitin

kasturba medical college

ganeshbmc@gmail.com,ganesh.p@manipal.edu9914204224

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026