Evaluation of the relationship between earlobe crease and endothelial function

Evaluation of the relationship between earlobe crease and endothelial function - Earlobe Crease and Flow-mediated Vasodilation Study (ELC/FMD study)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000021748

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2016-04-01

Start date

2015-01-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

healthy subjects, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, peripheral arterial disease, myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, renal failure, smoker

Interventions

Assessment of earlobe crease and of vascular function in healthy subjects and patients with atherosclerosis

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: healthy subjects, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, peripheral arterial disease, myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, renal failure, atherosclerosis, smoker

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects without informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Flow-mediated vasodiation	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYukihito Higashi

Hiroshima University Hospital Department of Cardiovascular Regeneration and Medicine

yhigashi@hiroshima-u.ac.jp+81-82-257-5831

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026