Premature Coronary Atherosclerosis in Scleroderma

NCT ID: NCT00372398

Last Updated: 2010-09-16

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

28 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-10-31

Study Completion Date

2010-07-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this trial is to study the proportion of scleroderma patients who suffer from asymptomatic coronary atherosclerosis compared to healthy controls.

Detailed Description

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Coronary calcium scores will be obtained from a group of patients with scleroderma and a group of controls. Comparison of the calcium scores will be made.

Conditions

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Scleroderma

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age \>= 18 years.
2. Fulfillment of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for the classification of scleroderma.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Tuen Mun Hospital

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong

Principal Investigators

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CC Mok, MD FRCP

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Tuen Mun Hospital Hong Kong

Locations

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Tuen Mun Hospital

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status

Countries

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Hong Kong

Other Identifiers

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NTWC/CREC/429/06

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id