Status:
COMPLETED
Does Statin Initiation Undermine Dietary Behavior?
Lead Sponsor:
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Conditions:
All English Speaking Adults From the Manhattan VA Clinic Who Have Recently Received Their First Prescription for a Statin
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research is to improve our understanding of the effects that taking cholesterol reducing pills have on dietary behavior as well as other health related behaviors
Detailed Description
This study explores the impact of initiating statin therapy on subsequent dietary as well as other lifestyle beliefs, attitudes and behaviors. Specific aims: 1. To test whether the initiation of sta...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All English-speaking adults who have recently (within 1 week)received their first prescription for a statin will be eligible.
Exclusion
- Will include a history of any of the following:
- Prior CVD (myocardial infarction, angina, angioplasty, stroke, CABG. or arterial bypass surgery)
- Diabetes patients
- Psychiatric patients
- AIDS patients
- Substance abuse patients
- Prior cholesterol lowering medication use
- Inability to complete the interviews
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2005
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
June 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00224159
Start Date
February 1 2005
End Date
June 1 2006
Last Update
February 21 2011
Active Locations (1)
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The New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical Center
New York, New York, United States, 10021