Does Statin Initiation Undermine Dietary Behavior?

February 18, 2011 updated by: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
The purpose of this research is to improve our understanding of the effects that taking cholesterol reducing pills have on dietary behavior as well as other health related behaviors

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study explores the impact of initiating statin therapy on subsequent dietary as well as other lifestyle beliefs, attitudes and behaviors.

Specific aims:

  1. To test whether the initiation of statin therapy increases dietary saturated fat intake among statin naive patients.
  2. To determine what role attitudes, beliefs, expectations, motivation, intention and self-efficacy regarding drug or diet therapy may play in observed changes in dietary behavior after starting statin therapy.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment

100

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10021
        • The New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

All English-speaking adults who have recently (within 1 week)received their first prescription for a statin will be eligible.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

All English-speaking adults who have recently (within 1 week)received their first prescription for a statin will be eligible.

Exclusion Criteria:

Will include a history of any of the following:

  1. Prior CVD (myocardial infarction, angina, angioplasty, stroke, CABG. or arterial bypass surgery)
  2. Diabetes patients
  3. Psychiatric patients
  4. AIDS patients
  5. Substance abuse patients
  6. Prior cholesterol lowering medication use
  7. Inability to complete the interviews

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
How drug or dietary therapy may play a role in dietary behavior.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Collaborators

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sundar Natarajan, MD, MSc, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
  • Principal Investigator: Devin Mann, MD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2005

Study Completion

June 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 20, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 20, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 22, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 21, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 18, 2011

Last Verified

February 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 00710

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