Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Abdominal Aortic Atherosclerosis by Hand-Held Ultrasonography (ECO-AAA)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01679288 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: September 6, 2012
Last Update Posted
: October 16, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hypertension Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Atheromatosis | Device: Ultrasound (Trademark:VScan; Manufacturer:General Electrics) | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 106 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Screening |
Official Title: | Feasibility of Hand-Held-Ultrasonography in Primary Care in the Screening of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Abdominal Aortic Atheromatosis. |
Study Start Date : | January 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 2011 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: ultrasound arm
Standardized measurements were made and aorta was tried to be visualized in its entirety, and a minimum of three hard copy images were obtained: upper transverse subxiphoid section, lower transverse section for distal view of aorta, and longitudinal section (with origin of celiac trunk or superior mesenteric artery), determining the maximum diameter in centimeters (cm).
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Device: Ultrasound (Trademark:VScan; Manufacturer:General Electrics)
Standardized measurements were made and aorta was tried to be visualized in its entirety, and a minimum of three hard copy images were obtained: upper transverse subxiphoid section, lower transverse section for distal view of aorta, and longitudinal section (with origin of celiac trunk or superior mesenteric artery), determining the maximum diameter in centimeters (cm).
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- Number of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm detected by a Hand-held ultrasound in Primary Care. [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
- Number of patients with abdominal aortic atheromatosis detected by Hand-held ultrasound in Primary Care [ Time Frame: 24 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 50 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Smokers
- Former smokers.
- Hypertensive patients

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01679288
Spain | |
CAPSE | |
Barcelona, Spain, 08028 |
Principal Investigator: | Antoni Sisó Almirall, MD PhD | Consorci d'Atenció Primària de Salut de l'Eixample |
Additional Information:
Responsible Party: | Dr. Antoni Siso Almirall, MD PhD, Consorci d'Atenció Primària de Salut de l'Eixample |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01679288 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ECO-AAA ECO-AAA-CAPSE ( Registry Identifier: ECO-AAA-CAPSE ) |
First Posted: | September 6, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 16, 2014 |
Last Verified: | October 2014 |
Keywords provided by Dr. Antoni Siso Almirall, Consorci d'Atenció Primària de Salut de l'Eixample:
Hand-Held ultrasonography Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Abdominal Aortic Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular risk Primary Health Care |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Aneurysm Atherosclerosis Aortic Aneurysm Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Vascular Diseases |
Cardiovascular Diseases Arteriosclerosis Arterial Occlusive Diseases Aortic Diseases |