Premature Coronary Atherosclerosis in Scleroderma

Premature Coronary Atherosclerosis in Scleroderma: A Case Control Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00372398

Enrollment

Registered

2006-09-06

Start date

2006-10-31

Completion date

2010-07-31

Last updated

2010-09-16

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Conditions

Scleroderma

Keywords

scleroderma, sclerosis, atherosclerosis

Brief summary

The purpose of this trial is to study the proportion of scleroderma patients who suffer from asymptomatic coronary atherosclerosis compared to healthy controls.

Detailed description

Coronary calcium scores will be obtained from a group of patients with scleroderma and a group of controls. Comparison of the calcium scores will be made.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Age \>= 18 years. 2. Fulfillment of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for the classification of scleroderma.

Countries

Hong Kong

Outcome results