NCT04494464

Treatment Rates and Compliance to Treatment in Patients With Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Awareness, Treatment Rates and Compliance to Treatment in Patients With Serum LDL Cholesterol Higher Than 250 mg/dL, and Possible, Probable or Definite Familial Hypercholesterolemia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 367 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

Familial hypercholesterolemia is a genetic disease characterized by increased levels of low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). It is underdiagnosed and undertreated despite relatively high prevalence and significant association with increased mortality.

Detailed description

Patients older than 18 years old and have a serum low density LDL-C≥250 mg/dL were identified from the hospital database. A questionnaire was completed via phone. Patients were classified as definite, probable and possible familial hypercholesterolemia according to Dutch Lipid Clinical Network Criteria

Conditions

• Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	No intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-01-01
• Primary completion: 2017-05-01
• Completion: 2017-05-01
• First posted: 2020-07-31
• Last updated: 2020-07-31