Predictive Medicine Research. (PRE MED)

Completed

Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases

In brief

Principal Investigator: Arshed A. Quyyumi, MD To establish normal values by age, race, and gender of novel markers of risk in healthy subjects necessary to predict precise risk of cardiovascular disease in an individual.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00336570

Run by

Emory University

People needed

288

Starts

2006-02-01

Expected to finish

2010-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-11-18

Who can join

Age: 30 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Ages 30-90.
• Healthy normal performance status.
• LDL cholesterol level <120 mg/dl
• Fasting blood glucose <99 mg/dL
• Blood pressure <135 mmHg systolic and <85 mmHg diastolic
• Non-smoker for at least 5 years
• BMI >19 and <26; stable body weight
• Free of neurological and psychological (Axis I) disorders for at least three years.

You may not qualify if…

• · Any oral antioxidants in the previous 2 weeks.
• On lipid lowering medication in the past 8 weeks.
• History of substance abuse.
• Current neoplasm or history of neoplasia except basal cell cancer.
• Any heart disease except for corrected congenital ht disease. History of neurological disease.
• History of chronic GI disorders.
• History of Rheumatologic disorders.
• Known endocrine disorders.
• History of Chronic Pulmonary diseases eg. COPD
• Acute illness such as infection in the previous 4 weeks.
• Creatinine > 2
• Liver enzymes >1.5X normal.
• Anemia (Hb < 12.5) or chronic hematological disorder.
• Physical limitation and sedentary status for any reason.
• LDL cholesterol>120.
• Fasting Glucose>99.
• BP >135/85 on 3 repeated measures.
• Current smoker or smoker in the last 5 years.
• History of depression.
• Inability to give informed consent.
• Age <30

Where it is running

• Emory University Hospital — Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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