Prospective Electronic Polygenic Risk Study - Second Phase (PEPRS2)

This study will investigate the role of polygenic risk scores (PRS) in preventive health.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Coronary Artery Disease; Glaucoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Genetic risk assessment

Detailed Description

This study will investigate the role of polygenic risk scores (PRS) in preventive health. Specifically, the purpose of this study is to determine whether knowledge of the degree of coronary artery disease (CAD) genetic risk or glaucoma genetic risk, as measured and conveyed by a PRS, influences patient and physician decision-making as well as clinical outcomes during short-term (6-month / 2-year) and long-term (3-year / 5-year) follow-up. A CAD and glaucoma PRS will be calculated for all study participants, with participants randomized to receiving either their CAD or glaucoma PRS. This study design allows for causal attribution of preventive actions and clinical outcomes to the receipt and degree of genetic risk. The design is informed by a pilot (MyGeneRank) and phase 1 (PEPRS first phase) study, with the key extensions being the addition of randomization and increasing the study population size to power causal association with long-term, hard clinical outcomes.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 10000
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Ali Torkamani, PhD; Phone Number: 858-784-2082; Email: atorkama@scripps.edu

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 45 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 45 ≥ Age < 65
• ASCVD Risk Score > 7.5% as defined by the standard pooled cohort equation
• Access to and ability to use a smartphone

Exclusion Criteria:

• Prior diagnosis of coronary disease as defined by prior myocardial infarction (STEMI or NSTEMI), or revascularization (stent or coronary artery bypass grafting)
• Prior diagnosis or treatment of glaucoma
• Cerebrovascular disease with history of ischemic stroke, TIA, carotid endarterectomy, carotid artery stenting
• Peripheral arterial disease with history of claudication, revascularization (stents or bypass)
• Current and active high-intensity statin prescription (rosuvastatin 20 mg, rosuvastatin 40 mg, atorvastatin 40 mg and atorvastatin 80 mg)
• Anti-PCSK9 therapy
• Lipid apheresis therapy
• Currently enrolled in a clinical trial for lipid lowering therapy
• Known statin intolerance to 2 or more statins in the past

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Subjects identified by Optum Health; 10,000 individuals identified by Optum Health as likely meeting inclusion criteria by claims analysis.	Behavioral: Genetic risk assessment; A coronary artery disease (CAD) and glaucoma polygenic risk scores (PRS) will be calculated for all study participants, with participants randomized to receiving either their CAD or glaucoma PRS.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Composite MACE in intermediate to high clinical risk population	Incident MACE. Binary outcome measured at 5-years post-enrollment by EHR analysis. An interim analysis will be performed at 3-years. MACE is defined as arterial revascularization or hospitalization for unstable angina, myocardial infarction, stroke, or death from cardiovascular causes. The rate of incident MACE will be compared across CAD vs glaucoma arms overall in individuals achieving a baseline PCE≥7.5%.	5 years post enrollment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Composite MACE in high PRS	Incident MACE. Binary outcome measured at 3- and 5-years post-enrollment by EHR analysis. The rate of incident MACE will be compared across high CAD PRS individuals receiving vs blinded to their genetic risk in individuals achieving a baseline PCE≥5%.	5 years post enrollment
MACE Components	Incident MACE components (arterial revascularization or hospitalization for unstable angina, myocardial infarction, stroke, or death from cardiovascular causes). Binary outcomes measured at 3- and 5-years post-enrollment by EHR analysis. The rate of each incident MACE component will be compared across CAD vs glaucoma arms overall in individuals achieving a baseline PCE≥7.5%.	5 years post enrollment
Treated Glaucoma	Incident glaucoma diagnosis with initiation of treatment. Binary outcome measured at 3- and 5-years post-enrollment by EHR analysis. Incident treated glaucoma is defined as any individual with a claim for ophthalmic surgery (laser trabeculoplasty, laser peripheral iridotomy, cycloablation) or a prescription ophthalmic solution with one or a combination of the following active ingredients: prostaglandin analogs (tafluprost, bimatoprost, latanoprostene, travaprost, latanoprost), beta blockers (timolol, levobunolol, metipranolol, betaxolol, carteolol), alpha agonists (brimonidine, apraclonidine), cholinergic agonists (pilocarpine, carbachol), carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (methazolamide, dorzolamide, brinzolamide), and/or rho kinase inhibitor (netarsudil). The rate and age of incident glaucoma diagnosis with treatment will be compared across CAD and glaucoma arms overall, as well as across high glaucoma PRS individuals receiving vs blinded to their genetic risk.	5 years post enrollment
LDL-C lowering	Adequate LDL-C lowering. Binary outcome measured at 2-, 3-, and 5-years post enrollment by EHR entry. Adequate LDL-C lowering is defined as 30% or more reduction from baseline study measured LDL-C. The rate of adequate LDL-C lowering will be compared across CAD vs glaucoma arms overall, across high CAD PRS individuals receiving vs blinded to their genetic risk, and in association with high vs low CAD PRS in individuals receiving vs blinded to their genetic risk. Within these groups, the rate of adequate LDL-C lowering will be determined in the total population, as well as subgroups stratified by baseline PCE status. PCE strata are: <5%, 5%≤PCE<7.5%, and ≥7.5%.	5 years post enrollment
Statin or other lipid lowering therapy initiation or intensification	New or intensified prescriptions for statins or other LDL lowering therapy. Binary outcome measured at 6-months post-enrollment by survey-based self-report and EHR analysis. A prescription is considered new if no equivalent EHR entry exists 1-year prior to enrollment. A statin prescription is considered intensified if it changes intensity tiers (high-, moderate-, and low-intensity) as described in the 2013 ACC/AHA Guidelines on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol12. The rate of lipid lowering therapy initiation and intensification will be compared across high CAD PRS individuals receiving vs blinded to their genetic risk, and in association with high vs low CAD PRS in individuals receiving vs blinded to their genetic risk. Within these groups, the rate of statin or other lipid lowering therapy initiation or intensification will be determined in the total population, as well as subgroups stratified by baseline PCE status. PCE strata are: <5%, 5%≤PCE<7.5%, and ≥7.5%.	1 year post enrollment
Statin or other lipid lowering therapy persistence	Statin or other lipid lowering therapy prescription renewal. Binary outcome measured at 2-years post-enrollment by EHR analysis. Statin persistence is defined as prescription renewal within 60 days of the end of the duration of an index statin prescription made after study enrollment13. The rate of lipid lowering therapy persistence will be compared across high CAD PRS individuals receiving vs blinded to their genetic risk, and in association with high vs low CAD PRS in individuals receiving vs blinded to their genetic risk. Within these groups, the rate of statin or other lipid lowering therapy persistence will be determined in the total population, as well as subgroups stratified by baseline PCE status. PCE strata are: <5%, 5%≤PCE<7.5%, and ≥7.5%.	2 years post enrollment
Statin or other lipid lowering therapy adherence	Statin or other lipid lowering therapy prescription possession. Binary outcome measured at 2-years post-enrollment by EHR entry. Statin adherence is defined as prescription coverage of no less than 80% of the days between the index statin prescription and the end of the 2-year follow-up period13. The rate of lipid lowering therapy adherence will be compared across high CAD PRS individuals receiving vs blinded to their genetic risk, and in association with high vs low CAD PRS in individuals receiving vs blinded to their genetic risk. Within these groups, the rate of statin or other lipid lowering therapy adherence will be determined in the total population, as well as subgroups stratified by baseline PCE status. PCE strata are: <5%, 5%≤PCE<7.5%, and ≥7.5%.	2 years post enrollment
Glaucoma screening	Adoption of glaucoma screening. Binary outcome measured at 6-months and 2-years post-enrollment by self-report electronic survey. An analysis using claims and EHR data will be conducted if the degree of missingness data (due to, e.g. uncaptured optometrist visits) is no greater than 20%. The rate of glaucoma screening will be compared across high glaucoma PRS individuals receiving vs blinded to their genetic risk, and in association with high vs normal glaucoma PRS in individuals receiving vs blinded to their genetic risk.	2 years post enrollment
Physician Utility	Physician confidence, perceived utility, and actions attributable to genomic testing. Measured at 6-months and 1-year by survey-based self-report. Physician utility is characterized using a survey. Analyses are descriptive.	1 year

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Lifestyle changes	Adoption of Healthy Lifestyle. Binary outcomes derived from baseline and 6-months post-enrollment by survey-based self-report. Adoption of a healthy lifestyle is defined among individuals who self-report non-smoking, active lifestyle, or healthy diet at 6-months after initially reporting the absence of any of these healthy behaviors at baseline. These factors will be analyzed as separate binary outcomes and as a composite healthy lifestyle factor defined by an increase in the number of healthy lifestyle factors self-reported at 6-months vs baseline	6 months post enrollment

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Scripps Translational Science Institute
• Collaborators: Illumina, Inc.; Optum, Inc.; Quest Diagnostics-Nichols Insitute

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

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• Wang K, Gaitsch H, Poon H, Cox NJ, Rzhetsky A. Classification of common human diseases derived from shared genetic and environmental determinants. Nat Genet. 2017 Sep;49(9):1319-1325. doi: 10.1038/ng.3931. Epub 2017 Aug 7.
• Khawaja AP, Cooke Bailey JN, Wareham NJ, Scott RA, Simcoe M, Igo RP Jr, Song YE, Wojciechowski R, Cheng CY, Khaw PT, Pasquale LR, Haines JL, Foster PJ, Wiggs JL, Hammond CJ, Hysi PG; UK Biobank Eye and Vision Consortium; NEIGHBORHOOD Consortium. Genome-wide analyses identify 68 new loci associated with intraocular pressure and improve risk prediction for primary open-angle glaucoma. Nat Genet. 2018 Jun;50(6):778-782. doi: 10.1038/s41588-018-0126-8. Epub 2018 May 21.
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Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): June 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): January 15, 2025
• Study Completion (Anticipated): January 15, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 29, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 13, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): January 4, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 7, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 3, 2022
• Last Verified: November 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Myocardial Ischemia; Heart Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Arteriosclerosis; Arterial Occlusive Diseases; Coronary Disease; Coronary Artery Disease
• Other Study ID Numbers: IRB-21-7860

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Plan Description: Research records with patient identification will be kept for 6 years after study completion. The collected data and related de-identified health information may be kept indefinitely. Record retention will comply with the specific requirements of the Scripps IRB (i.e., Scripps Research must keep HIPAA form for at least 6 years after study completion).

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No