Trials / Not Yet Recruiting
Not Yet RecruitingNCT06238375
Protocol for The Lipid Registry of Africa
Protocol for The Lipid Registry of Africa (LIPRA)
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 4,000 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- European Atherosclerosis Society · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The Lipid Registry of Africa (LIPRA) aims to understand why some individuals in Africa experience heart issues at a younger age than others. The study investigates factors causing heart problems in younger adults, particularly acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) includes various heart conditions like unstable angina and heart attacks. Researchers from multiple African countries collaborate to gather information from hospitals across the region. They focus on patients under 55 years (men) or 65 years (women) with heart issues. Additionally, the study wants to compare different groups-men and women, urban and rural residents-to see if there are specific differences in how heart problems develop among them.
Conditions
Timeline
- Start date
- 2024-04-30
- Primary completion
- 2026-04-30
- Completion
- 2026-12-30
- First posted
- 2024-02-02
- Last updated
- 2024-02-02
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06238375. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.