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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON49515
NL-OMON49515CompletedNot Applicable

Effect of prolonged cholesterol lowering treatment on trained immunity of monocytes in patients with elevated levels of LDL-cholesterol - Prolonged cholesterol lowering and TRIM

Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum0 sites30 target enrollmentStarted: TBDLast updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
30

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 to 99 (—)

Inclusion Criteria

  • - Aged 18 years or older
  • - They are eligible for participation if they fulfil the criteria for
  • *possible* FH (3-5 points), *probable* FH (6-8 points) or *definitive* FH (>8
  • points), according to the Dutch Lipid Clinic Network diagnostic criteria for
  • familial hypercholesterolemia and untreated LDL levels >4.9 mmol/l and
  • requiring lipid lowering treatment according to the treating physician
  • - No previous cardiovascular events
  • - Written informed consent
  • Control subjects:
  • - Age 18 years or older
  • - LDL cholesterol <3.5 mmol/l
  • - No previous cardiovascular events
  • - Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • - Current lipid lowering treatment or treatment with lipid lowering drugs in
  • the past year.
  • - Age <18 years
  • - Inability to personally provide written informed consent (e.g. for linguistic
  • or mental reasons)
  • - Current treatment for maliganancy
  • - Acute or chronic infections with fever at the time of participation
  • - Medical history of any disease associated with immune deficiency (either
  • congenital or acquired, including chemotherapy, chronic steroid use, organ
  • transplant)
  • - Clinically significant infections within 1 months prior to study entry
  • (defined as fever >38.5)
  • - Previous vaccination within 1 months prior to study entry
  • - Chronic use of anti-inflammatory drugs such as NSAIDs (acetylsalicylic acid
  • <100 mg/day excluded

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