Predictive Medicine Research
Completed
Conditions studied: Atherosclerosis, Endothelial Dysfunction
In brief
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
- NCT00384761
- Run by
- Emory University
- People needed
- 223
- Starts
- 2006-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-11-18
Who can join
Age: 20 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Ages 20-90+
- 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…
- Age <30
- Any oral antioxidants in the previous 2 weeks
- On lipid lowering medication in the past 8 weeks
- History of substance abuse
- Current cancer or history of cancer except basal cell cancer
- Any heart disease except for corrected congenital ht disease
- History of neurological disease
- History of chronic GI disorders
- History of inflammatory joint disorders
- Known endocrine disorders
- History of Chronic Pulmonary diseases e.g. COPD
- Acute illness such as infection in the previous 4 weeks
- Creatinine > 2
- Liver enzymes >1.5X normal
- Anemia (Hemoglobin < 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
- For more information or patient referral call Johnson Pereira 404-275-0034, Rajinder Grover 404-686-7063, Muhammad Amer 404-805-4771 or Salman Sher 404-587-2667
Where it is running
- Emory University Hospital — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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