Status:
COMPLETED
Intervention With Selenium and Q10 on Cardiovascular Mortality and Cardiac Function in the Elderly Population in Sweden
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Linkoeping
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ostergotland County Council, Sweden
The Swedish Research Council
Conditions:
Cardiovascular Mortality
Cardiac Function
Eligibility:
All Genders
70-87 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The dietary supplements selenium and Q10 has been evaluated in a double blind placebo-controlled study in an elderly Swedish population. The hypothesis is that as a majority of Northern Europeans suff...
Detailed Description
The amount of patients suffering from heart failure is increasing throughout the Western hemisphere. The prognosis of heart failure is poor, in many cases worse than malignant diseases. Several studi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All elderly persons living in Kinda Municipality,
- Sweden aged 70-87, who have accepted participation in the study, and who are expected to fulfill a study period of 4 years.
Exclusion
- Recent myocardial infarction (within 4 weeks).
- Planned cardio-vascular operative procedure within 4 weeks.
- Hesitation concerning if the candidate can decide for him/herself whether to participate in the study or not, or if he/she understands the consequences of participation.
- Serious disease that substantially reduces survival or where it is not expected that the participant can cooperate for the full 4 year period.
- Other factors making participation unreasonable, such as long/complicated transport to the Primary Health Center where the project is managed, or drug/alcohol abuse.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
443 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01443780
Start Date
January 1 2003
End Date
February 1 2010
Last Update
October 3 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Dept of Cardiology, University Hospital of Linköping
Linköping, Sweden, Se-581 85