Predictor of Advanced Sub-Clinical Atherosclerosis (PASA) Study

October 1, 2015 updated by: University of Wisconsin, Madison

The study will evaluate the clinical utilization of skin Cholesterol (SC) for cardiovascular risk assessment in asymptomatic individuals at low, intermediate and high risk based on Framingham global risk estimates.

Preliminary studies have suggested that SC is an easy to measure, noninvasive marker of cardiovascular risk. This study is intended to provide further data in support of broader clearance by the Food and Drug Administration for the use of SC as a tool to identify asymptomatic patients at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Currently, SC testing is cleared for use as part of risk assessment in subject suspected of having significant multi-vessel disease.

The current study data will be used to support the use of SC testing as part of cardiovascular risk assessment in subjects without suspected coronary artery disease (CAD).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

  • The primary objective of the study will be to determine the relationship between skin cholesterol levels and carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT), a surrogate marker for atherosclerotic burden used as the "gold standard" comparator.
  • Secondary objectives of the study will be to compare the skin cholesterol levels with other markers of CAD as HDL cholesterol, Apo B, hsCRP, and lipoprotein-association phospholipase A2.
  • Another objective is to determine the relationship between skin cholesterol levels and the presence of carotid plaques detected by ultrasound.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

600

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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
    • Wisconsin
      • Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792
        • University of Wisconsin

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

30 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Informed written consent from the subject prior to testing.
  • Males or females 30-80 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 1. Known coronary heart disease, (history of myocardial infarction, coronary bypass surgery, coronary angioplasty, or angina pectoris with a positive stress test or angiographic documentation)
  • Known peripheral vascular disease (claudication with ankle-brachial index < 0.9, angioplasty, or peripheral artery bypass procedure)
  • Known cerebrovascular disease (stroke or TIA with documented carotid or aortic atherosclerosis)
  • History of carotid artery endarterectomy or carotid artery surgery
  • Diabetes mellitus (fasting glucose > 126 mg/dL, on on insulin-reducing medications)
  • 10-year Framingham risk of cardiac death or MI using ATP III calculator >20%
  • Subjects taking cholesterol-lowering medications
  • Known hepatitis
  • Known pregnancy
  • Skin disease on either hand (e.g. eczema psoriasis, rash or broken skin)

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?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
The primary analysis will test if SC is a predictor of elevated CIMT (i.e. carotid wall thickness above the 75% percentile expected for subject's age sex and race based on projections from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Secondarily, estimates of relative risk will allow the comparison of the power of SC as a predictor and traditional risk and new emerging risk factors(hsCRP, Apo B100 and Phospholipase A2).

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

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

October 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 23, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 23, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

November 28, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 5, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 1, 2015

Last Verified

December 1, 2007

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • H-2005-0342

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