Effectiveness of a Proactive Cardiovascular Primary Prevention Strategy, With or Without the Use of Coronary Calcium Screening, in Preventing Future Major Adverse Cardiac Events

NCT ID: NCT03439267

Last Updated: 2025-05-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 5765 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-03-26
• Study Completion Date: 2027-05-31

Brief Summary

The primary objective of this study is to test the effectiveness of a proactive cardiovascular primary prevention strategy, with or without the use of coronary calcium screening, compared to current standard care, in preventing future major adverse cardiac events (MACE), including all-cause death, non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, or any arterial revascularization among a moderate risk population with no current evidence of cardiovascular disease.

Detailed Description

This is a randomized, open-label, pragmatic study designed to assess the effectiveness of coronary calcium screening. Patients who provide consent, and are eligible, will be randomized 1:1 to receive statin recommendation based on coronary calcium screening results or standard risk assessment results using the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC)-recommended pooled cohort equation.

Management of all participants will be done through their primary care physicians/clinicians and their qualified delegates who will receive education and training from the Principal Investigator and/or his delegate about the two treatment strategies. The current National guidelines group will be managed following the AHA/ACC guidelines for statin initiation and follow-up. The coronary artery calcium (CAC) group will undergo coronary artery calcium screening and will receive a statin recommendation based on the proposed CAC cardiovascular (CV) risk algorithm. All subjects will be asked to complete the Intermountain Statin Adherence Questionnaire (ISAQ) at 3 months after recommendation (+ 60 days) and then annually thereafter (within +/- 60 days of the anniversary date of recommendation). All subjects will remain under the usual care of their primary care physicians and will be followed by the study team via their electronic health records (EHR) for approximately an average of 4 years following the subjects' anniversary date of recommendation, but until the target primary endpoint event rate is met. All enrolled subjects will be followed for outcomes and this will be completely done by electronic medical records query. Other than the time point to obtain agreement for study participation and to perform the CAC screening and/or lipid panel, there will be no other study-specific clinic visits required. Further, there will be no other treatments or procedures required for this study. After about the first 600 patients are enrolled, an interim meeting will occur to evaluate entry criteria and size to determine if any modifications to the protocol should occur.

Conditions

Cardiovascular Primary Prevention Strategy

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Proactive Current National Guidelines Group

Standard Interventional Control Group. Will receive treatment recommendation according to the current National guidelines for statin initiation and follow-up.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard Treatment

Intervention Type: OTHER

Patients will be managed following the AHA/ACC guidelines for statin initiation and follow-up.

Proactive CAC Group

Investigational Interventional Group. Will undergo coronary artery calcium screening and will receive statin recommendation based on the cardiovascular risk algorithm.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Coronary Artery Calcium Screening and Statin Treatment

Intervention Type: COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Will undergo coronary artery calcium screening and will receive statin treatment based on the cardiovascular risk algorithm.

Interventions

Coronary Artery Calcium Screening and Statin Treatment

Will undergo coronary artery calcium screening and will receive statin treatment based on the cardiovascular risk algorithm.

Intervention Type: COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Standard Treatment

Patients will be managed following the AHA/ACC guidelines for statin initiation and follow-up.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Male subjects 50 to 80 years of age or female subjects 60 to 80 years of age, of any ethnic origin

2. Ability to understand and provide agreement to study participation, which must be obtained prior to initiation of any study procedures

3. No known history, as documented in the EHR, of coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, or diabetes mellitus at enrollment

4. Willing and able to provide access to their EHR until study end

5. Willing and able to undergo a computed tomography (CT) coronary artery calcium screening test

6. Current and/or past patients seen at Intermountain facilities and who have accessible EHR at the facility(ties) where they are seen.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who have active on-going cancer or are on dialysis

2. Any evidence of statin use prior to study participation

3. Participation in any other clinical trials involving investigational or marketed products within 30 days prior to entry in the study

4. Any evidence of a CAC test within the last 5 years prior to screening

5. The Study Doctor(s) determine(s) that the subject is not eligible for participation in this research study

6. The subject is non-English speaking, and therefore may be unable to fully understand the written and spoken instructions that may relate to the proper conduct of the trial

• Minimum Eligible Age: 50 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Intermountain Health Care, Inc.

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Joseph B Muhlestein, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Intermountain Medical Center

Locations

Intermountain Medical Center and Intermountain Clinics

Murray, Utah, United States

Countries

United States

References

Muhlestein JB, Knowlton KU, Le VT, Lappe DL, May HT, Min DB, Johnson KM, Cripps ST, Schwab LH, Braun SB, Bair TL, Anderson JL. Coronary Artery Calcium Versus Pooled Cohort Equations Score for Primary Prevention Guidance: Randomized Feasibility Trial. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 May;15(5):843-855. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.11.006. Epub 2021 Dec 15.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 34922872 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

1050633

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id