Carotid Intima- Media Thickness
Conditions
Keywords
CIMT, cardiovascular disease, correlation with cardiovascular Risk factors
Brief summary
This non-interventional, prospective, multi-centric, cross-sectional study is aimed to obtain the distribution of measurements of CIMT in Indian subjects and will involve approx. 30 investigative sites from all over the country. Each investigative site will be expected to enrol 50 subjects and Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) values will be taken for each individual as described in the protocol. All the procedures could be completed in a single day, however due to any reason any study variable is not taken subject may be asked to come back for a second visit within 7 days of the first visit.
Detailed description
A Study to derive normative distribution of CIMT and to determine its cOrrelation with cardiovascular Risk factors in asymptomatic nationwidE Indian population. (SCORE India)
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Provision of subject informed consent * Female or male aged 30 years and over
Exclusion criteria
* Subjects with established cardiovascular event * Intake of lipid lowering drug in the past 3 month * Subjects with known hypersensitivity to carotid bulb * Pregnant or lactating women
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| CIMT values in centimeters (unit) of male and female subjects without established cardiovascular disease. | at visit 1 |
Countries
India