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Office Practice Assessment of Carotid Atherosclerosis Using Handheld Ultrasound (OPACA) Study

NCT00258973 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 375

Last updated 2015-12-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purposes of this study are to determine:

1. Inter-site variability in CIMT image measurement using SonoCalcTM.
2. If non-sonographer health care professionals working in an office practice setting can be trained to follow a carotid scanning protocol that permits (a) accurate measurement of CIMT and (b) determination of plaque presence.
3. If (a) CIMT measurements and (b) determination of plaque presence by non-sonographer health care professionals are bioequivalent to those made by a core laboratory.
4. If CIMT measurements and plaque assessment performed in office practices lead to meaningful changes in patient and physician behavior related to cardiovascular disease prevention.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Carotid Ultrasound performed in office practice

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Wisconsin, Madison

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James Stein, MD · University of Wisconsin, Madison

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-04-30
Completion
2007-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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