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Pragmatic Evaluation of Events And Benefits of Lipid-lowering in Older Adults

Phase 4
Recruiting
Conditions
Cognitive Impairment, Mild
Dementia
Cardiovascular Diseases
Interventions
Drug: Placebo oral tablet
Registration Number
NCT04262206
Lead Sponsor
Duke University
Brief Summary

PREVENTABLE is a multi-center, randomized, parallel group, placebo-controlled superiority study. Participants will be randomized 1:1 to atorvastatin 40 mg or placebo. This large study conducted in community-dwelling older adults without cardiovascular disease (CVD) or dementia will demonstrate the benefit of statins for reducing the primary composite of death, dementia, and persistent disability and secondary composites including mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and cardiovascular events.

Detailed Description

PREVENTABLE will randomly assign atorvastatin 40 mg daily or matching placebo daily to approximately 20,000 community-dwelling adults 75 years of age or older without clinically evident cardiovascular disease, significant disability, or dementia, and follow them for up to 5 years (estimated median of 3.8 years). The study will enroll participants from approximately 100 US sites. Community engagement efforts will leverage community groups and practices as collaborators for recruitment. We plan to partner with participants, caregivers, and clinicians in all aspects of the study. The enrolling sites are non-VA and VA sites. To assist in recruitment, sites will apply a study-specific cohort identification algorithm to their electronic health record to create a list of eligible participants based on study inclusion and exclusion criteria. The cohort identification will exclude individuals with clinically evident cardiovascular disease, significant disability, or dementia and other exclusions obtainable from data queries to define a potential cohort. Additionally, the PREVENTABLE CCC will provide a centralized support team to assist with recruitment and retention efforts. This includes mass mailings and/or phone calls to potential participants and a toll-free number for potential participants to call for information and pre-screening. Interested and potentially eligible participants will be referred to an enrolling site near them, if applicable, otherwise, they will be referred to the PREVENTABLE Telesite which is capable of enrolling English and Spanish-speaking participants across the U.S. remotely. Sites will screen potential participants to confirm eligibility and consent and randomize those interested in joining the study. Specifically related to dementia, the qualifying exclusion is a clinical diagnosis in the chart or clinician's assessment that dementia may be present.

Sites will enter contact information, mailing address for study drug, demographic information, height, weight, statin history (if any), Social Security Number, and aspects of the medical history not obtainable from EHR. In addition, a Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and Activities of Daily Living (ADL) screen will be site-performed at baseline. SPPB will provide an objective assessment of function for understanding frailty and physical function of the enrolled population. Baseline lipid panel (core lab) and biospecimen samples will be obtained using the same blood draw for 20cc of blood. Blinded lipid testing will be performed at baseline on all participants (n=20,000) and repeated at 3 months in a random subset (n=2,000). Lipid panels will be sent to the PREVENTABLE Core Lab to maintain study blind. Future testing of lipid panels during routine clinical care will be actively discouraged, but other laboratory testing as indicated by clinical care is permitted. Sites will have the option for telehealth enrollment. Baseline SPPB and Biorepository Labs are not required, but encouraged.

As part of the study operations, with the rationale of providing patient centricity, ease of participation, and access for vulnerable and at risk participants, follow up will be performed by a central call center. The baseline and annual assessments performed centrally will include a phone screen for cognitive function (TICS-M) and physical function (Patient-reported Outcome Measurement Information System-Physical Function \[PROMIS-PF\]). After year 1, if baseline calls indicated by crossing pre-specified cutpoints, in-person assessments will be completed by trained and certified research staff at a mutually agreed upon time and a standardized interview of a knowledgeable informant. Cardiovascular event ascertainment will be via a systematic approach to data curation from the EHR, Medicare, and National Death Index. For convenience and compliance, the study pharmacy will mail a supply of study drug, sufficient for 90 days, directly to participants. This will start immediately after randomization and continue as long as the participant is on study drug.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20000
Inclusion Criteria
  • Community-dwelling adults
  • Age ≥75 years
  • English or Spanish as primary language
  • Able to provide a trusted contact
Exclusion Criteria
  • Clinically evident cardiovascular disease defined as prior myocardial Infarction (MI), prior stroke, prior revascularization procedure, or a secondary prevention indication for a statin (clinician determined)
  • Hospitalization for a primary diagnosis of heart failure in the prior 12 months (Note: History of heart failure in the absence of recent hospitalization or clinically evident cardiovascular disease is not an exclusion)
  • Dementia (clinically evident or previously diagnosed)
  • Dependence in any Katz Basic Activities of Daily Living [ADL] (with the exception of urinary or bowel continence)
  • Severe hearing impairment (preventing phone follow up)
  • Unable to talk (preventing phone follow up)
  • Statin use in the past year or for longer than 5 years previously (participant reported)
  • Ineligible to take atorvastatin 40 mg (clinician determined)
  • Documented intolerance to statins
  • Active Liver Disease

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PlaceboPlacebo oral tabletmatching placebo po qd from consent to study end
atorvastatin 40mgAtorvastatin 40 Mg Oral Tablet40mg atorvastatin po qd from consent to study end
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of patients without of persistent disability4 years

Number of patients without chronic disability in each group

Number of patients without diagnosis of new dementia4 years

Number of patients without diagnosis of new dementia in each group (placebo vs. atorvastatin)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cardiovascular mortality measured as a composite of CV death, hospitalization for myocardial infarction/unstable angina, heart failure, stroke/TIA, or coronary revascularization4 years

Cardiovascular mortality is measured by a composite measure of multiple CV conditions.

Cognitive disability as measured as a composite of MCI or probable dementia4 years

Cognitive disability is measured by a composite of having mild cognitive impairment or probable dementia.

Trial Locations

Locations (102)

Fresno VA Medical Center

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Fresno, California, United States

Baylor Scott and White Medical Center

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Case Western Reserve University

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Northwestern University

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

University of Illinois at Chicago

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

University of Chicago

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

VA Boston Healthcare System

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

University of Texas at Houston

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Houston, Texas, United States

VA San Diego Medical Center

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San Diego, California, United States

University of Miami

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Miami, Florida, United States

Indianapolis VA Medical Center

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Duke University - Kannapolis

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Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States

Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center-Philadelphia VA

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System

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Montrose, New York, United States

Asheville VA-Charles George VA Medical Center

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Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Cincinnati VA Medical Center

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Northwell Health

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Manhasset, New York, United States

Atrium Health

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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Clarksburg VA Medical Center

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Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States

VA Carribbean Healthcare

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

Columbia VA Health Care/Dorn VA Medical Center

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Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Allina Health

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

PREVENTABLE Tele-Site

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

Durham VA Medical Center

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

Duke University

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

San Antonio VA Medical Center

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

Kansas City VA Medical Center

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Kansas City, Kansas, United States

VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System

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Topeka, Kansas, United States

Meharry Medical College

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

University of Utah

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

University of Mississippi Medical Center

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Jackson, Mississippi, United States

University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Mayo Clinic

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

University of Nebraska Medical Center

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Omaha VA Medical Center

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Medical College of Wisconsin

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Milwaukee VA Medical Center

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Washington University in St. Louis

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

VA New York Harbor Healthcare System

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New York, New York, United States

Weill Cornell Medical College

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New York, New York, United States

Birmingham VA

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Little Rock VA Medical Center

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

VA Greater Los Angeles

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Long Beach VA Medical Center

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Long Beach, California, United States

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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Los Angeles, California, United States

VA Palo Alto Healthcare System

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Palo Alto, California, United States

Bay Pines VA

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Bay Pines, Florida, United States

Miami VA Medical Center

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Miami, Florida, United States

Atlanta VA Medical Center

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Emory University

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Chicago VA Medical Center/Jesse Brown VA

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Rush University Medical Center

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

North Chicago VA Medical Center

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North Chicago, Illinois, United States

Hines VA Medical Center

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Hines, Illinois, United States

University of Iowa Healthcare

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Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Maine VA Health Care System

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Togus, Maine, United States

Johns Hopkins University

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Essentia Health

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Duluth, Minnesota, United States

VA Medical Center Jackson

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Jackson, Mississippi, United States

University of Missouri Health System

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Columbia, Missouri, United States

St. Louis VA Medical Center

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Reno VA/Sierra Nevada Health Care

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Reno, Nevada, United States

Oregon Health and Science University

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Portland, Oregon, United States

VA Medical Center Memphis

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Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Nashville VA Medical Center

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Intermountain

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Murray, Utah, United States

Mayo Clinic Health System SW Wisconsin

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La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

Marshfield Clinic

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Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States

Southern Arizona VA Health Care System - Tucson

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Tucson, Arizona, United States

VA Connecticut Healthcare System

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West Haven, Connecticut, United States

University of Florida

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Minneapolis VA Health Care System

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Ohio State University

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

Dayton VA Medical Center

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Dayton, Ohio, United States

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Dallas VA Medical Center

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Dallas, Texas, United States

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

Doctors Hospital at Renaissance

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Edinburg, Texas, United States

Mayo Clinic Health Systems - NW Wisconsin

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Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States

Yale University

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New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Louisville VA Medical Center

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Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Medical University of South Carolina

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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

University of Michigan

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Wake Forest Baptist Hospital-Cardiology

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Charleston VA Medical Center

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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

University of North Carolina

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Wake Forest Hospital - Geriatrics

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Gainesville VA Medical Center

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Gainesville, Florida, United States

University Medical Center

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Ochsner Clinic Foundation

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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Bronx, New York, United States

Bronx VA Medical Center

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Bronx, New York, United States

Richmond VA

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Richmond, Virginia, United States

VA Madison Healthcare System

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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Providence VA Medical Center

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Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Thomas Jefferson University

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

University of Kansas Medical Center

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Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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