The ILERVAS Project: Assessing the Prevalence of Subclinical Vascular Disease and Hidden Kidney Disease

Summary

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death despite huge primary and secondary prevention policies with a strong economic burden. The primary objectives of the ILERVAS project are: (i) to identify unknown factors involved in the presence of atherosclerosis, metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes and hidden kidney disease in a low/moderate cardiovascular risk population; (ii) to identify unknown factors involved in the progression of atherosclerosis, metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes and hidden kidney disease in a low/moderate cardiovascular risk population; (iii) to Assess of the impact of arterial ultrasound on cardiovascular events and mortality in a low/moderate cardiovascular risk population.

METHODS:

Randomized intervention study. From 2015 to 2018, 16,660 participants (8,330 in the intervention group (Mobile Unit Follow-up Group) and 8,330 in the no intervention group (Electronic Medical History Follow-up Group )) aged between 45 and 70 years without a previous history of cardiovascular disease and with at least one cardiovascular risk factor will be randomly selected across the province of Lleida, Spain.

Conditions

• Atherosclerosis
• Chronic Kidney Diseases
• Metabolic Syndrome
• PreDiabetes
• Subclinical Disease and/or Syndrome

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Dried blood spot test

Dried capillary blood testing creatinine, uric acid and total cholesterol (reflotron® Plus system, Roche). Determination of the complete lipid profile in cases in which total cholesterol is greater than 200 mg/dl: HDL cholesterol (mg/dl), LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) and triglycerides (mg/dl) (Cobas B 101® system, Roche). Calculation of non-HDL cholesterol levels. Glycated haemoglobin will be analysed with the Cobas B 101 system,Roche. The CKD-EPI glomerular filtration rate will be determined.

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Urine test

A urine sample from spontaneous micturition will be collected and analyzed using Clinitek Microalbumin 2 Reagent Strips and a Siemens Clinitek Status® analyzer. It will be determined albuminuria (mg/l) and albumin/creatinine ratio (mg/g).

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Artery ultrasound

Carotid and femoral artery ultrasound for atheroma plaque diagnosis. Abdominal aorta ultrasound for early diagnosis of aortic aneurism. Transcranial ultrasound for cerebral arterial blood flow alterations.

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Ankle-brachial index

Systolic blood pressure measurement in the brachial artery, posterior tibial artery and dorsalis pedis artery in both limbs. The ratios between tibial and pedal systolic blood pressure in each leg and the higher brachial blood pressure will be calculated.

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Spirometry

Spirometry will be used to assess lung capacity. It will be performed by the same nurse who will measure forced vital capacity (FVC); forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1); the ratio between FEV1 and FVC and the lower limit of normality, as a percentage.

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Determination of advanced glycation-end products

These will be measured using skin autofluorescence (SAF) in the forearm with the AGE Reader® system (Diagnostics, the Netherlands). SAF is measured using spectrophotometry which is calculated as the relationship of the intensity of reflected light compared to refracted light.

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Atrial fibrillation screening

The presence of atrial fibrillation is assessed with a device (SRA, EVINA Health Solutions) during one hour in the mobile unit.

OTHER

Biological sample collection

Blood samples from a peripheral vein of the hand or forearm to obtain serum, plasma, DNA and RNA will be collected. Moreover, a saliva sample will be collected.These samples will be prepared in aliquots following a standardized protocol, and sent frozen (dry ice) to a centralized biobank (IRBLleida Biobank, Spain) for processing and storage for subsequent studies of CV, inflammatory and mineral-metabolism biomarkers and genetic polymorphisms. Urine samples will be frozen and stored in a biobank for subsequent study of biomarkers.

OTHER

Result and recommendation report

A report with exploration results and recommendations based on the current guidelines will be uploaded to the e-CAP history for the Primary care evaluation.

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Pulse wave velocity

Pulse wave velocity (PWV) will be used as an indicator of arterial stiffness. It will be measured non-invasively with the carotid to femoral PWV (cfPWV) according to standard protocols.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Diputació de Lleida

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Jaume Arnó Renal Foundation

  collaborator OTHER

• Unit of Detection and Treatment of Atherothrombotic diseases (UDETMA)

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Lleida Primary health care

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Elvira Fernández Giráldez, MD, PhD · Fundació Renal Jaume Arnò

• Marcelino Bermúdez López, MD, PhD · Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SCREENING

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

45 Years

Max Age

70 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2015-01-15

Primary Completion

2018-12-31

Completion

2028-12-31

Countries

• Spain

Study Locations