Intima media thickness in control subjects who represent the general population in the Netherlands - The SILHOUET study

Intima media thickness in control subjects who represent the general population in the Netherlands - The SILHOUET study - SILHOUET

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON31327

Enrollment

500

Registered

2007-08-15

Start date

2007-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-13

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Conditions

carotid artery Intima media thickness

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - male and females, aged 18-75 y - subjects must be willing and able to give written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Any lipid disorder, including familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), familial defective apolipoprotein B (FDB), familial combined hypercholesterolemia (FCH) or another primary dyslipidemia; - Subjects of whom an IMT cannot be properly measured, due to e.g. neck/throat surgery; - BMI > 35 kg/m2; - Subjects who drink alcohol excessively defined as more than 21 units/wk; - Any clinical significant medical condition that could interfere with being a control participant.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Several parameters will be measured among which the most important ones are: IMT, Achilles tendon (AT) thickness, lipid profile and other standard biochemistry and haematology parameters. Subjects will also undergo a general physical exam. Blood samples will be stored for future parameters related to cardiovascular disease which are specific for future studies.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not applicable.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results