Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in 65 Year Old Males in Oslo (AAAscreening)

Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Male subjects, 65 years of age, living in Oslo, Norway will be invited to be screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Study Overview

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Conditions: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Detailed Description

The invited population will be offered ultrasound investigation of their abdominal aorta. Further information regarding risk factors will be noted and measurement of ankle-brachial index will be measured/calculated. A further step in the future will be to sample blood with focus on different cytokines and genmediators.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 7500

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 65 years to 65 years (Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Male

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

65 year old males in Oslo

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Males aged 65 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)	AAA definition: diameter equal or more than 30 mm. The number of identified patients with AAA will be yearlig assessed.	Yearly the number of patients with AAA among the screened population will be assessed during the inclusion period of 18 years..

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)	Investigate the prevalence of PAD among patients with AAA defined as having Ankle-Arm Index (AAI) less than 0.9. The number of these patients will be assessed yearly.	Yearly the number of patients with PAD among the screened poplulation will be assessed during the inclusion period of 18 years.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: May 1, 2011
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2029
• Study Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2029

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 11, 2010
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 24, 2010
• First Posted (Estimate): November 25, 2010

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): March 30, 2016
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 29, 2016
• Last Verified: March 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Abdominal aortic aneurysm, atherosclerosis
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Aortic Diseases; Aneurysm; Aortic Aneurysm; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2009/866

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Plan Description: All data are entered into the Electronic Patient Journal of Oslo University Hospital (DIPS)