Status:

COMPLETED

Relation betwEen Abdominal Aorta and Carotid Artery Responses to SymPathetic stimulatiON uSing duplEx Ultrasound

Lead Sponsor:

Rijnstate Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Radboud University Medical Center

Conditions:

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Eligibility:

All Genders

Brief Summary

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a common vascular disease and associated with risk of rupture, but also with a high cardiovascular (CV) event rate. A key difficulty in AAA is predicting these life-...

Detailed Description

The present study is an explorative, observational study, which will include in total 60 participants divided over 3 groups; healthy young adults, healthy older adults and patients with a stable abdom...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Young healthy group: Male or female between the age of 18 and 40 years old;
  • Older healthy group: Male or female, which are age-/sex-matched with the AAA patients group;
  • AAA patients group: Male or female with an abdominal aortic aneurysm who is still under surveillance, with a diameter between 3.0 and 5.0 cm and at least 18 years old. These patients may participate in the 1-2-3 Trial, which is a similar approved investigation by CMO region Arnhem-Nijmegen with registration number 2019-5216.
  • Informed consent form understood and signed;

Exclusion

  • Psychiatric or other conditions that may interfere with the study;
  • Participating in another clinical study, interfering on outcomes;
  • With regard to the necessary quality of the ultrasound images, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2;
  • Increased risk for coronary spasms (score Rose-questionnaire ≥2; this questionnaire can be found in the Appendix);
  • Known carotid artery disease
  • Presence of Raynaud's phenomenon, Marfan syndrome, chronic pain syndrome at upper extremity(s), presence of an AV fistula or shunt, open wounds to the upper extremity(s), and/or scleroderma associated with placing the hand in ice water;
  • Recent (\<3 months) presence of angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, and/or heart failure, or PAD treatment.
  • Healthy groups:
  • Systolic blood pressure \>140 and/or diastolic blood pressure \>90
  • Cardiovascular history
  • Antihypertensive medication

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2019

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 5 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04035252

Start Date

October 1 2019

End Date

October 5 2020

Last Update

October 12 2020

Active Locations (2)

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Rijnstate Hospital

Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands

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Radboudumc

Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, 6525GA