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Innovative Approaches for Personalised Cardiovascular Prevention

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Cardiovascular Diseases
Interventions
Genetic: PRS
Device: Digital app and wearable device
Registration Number
NCT05883878
Lead Sponsor
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to study innovative approaches for personalized primary preventive interventions for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in the population. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* efficacy and safety of the intervention

* how to implement the interventions in the NHS

Participants will be randomized in one of the four parallel arms:

* standard of care;

* genetic testing for cardiovascular genetic risk (through the cardiovascular Polygenic Risk Score or PRS);

* digital intervention with a wearable device and its app;

* digital intervention and genetic testing (PRS)

The primary outcome we are going to evaluate is the efficacy of returning PRS information of CVD measured at baseline, alone or in combination with the use of a wearable device, on two endpoints: i) change in lifestyle pattern; ii) CVD risk profile modification. The postulated hypothesis is that the achievement of these endpoints is more likely in presence of at least one of the aforementioned interventions than among subjects who receive only traditional risk assessment at baseline, nor respect to subjects receiving traditional risk assessment plus adopting wearable devices.

Detailed Description

The trial will consist of four phases: an enrollment phase (T0), a disclosure visit three weeks later (T1), a follow-up visit five months after the disclosure visit (T2), and a final follow-up twelve months from enrollment (T3).

Once enrolled (T0), all participants will sign the informed consent form and undergo a comprehensive assessment, which includes:

* Completing a questionnaire on socioeconomic status, area of residence, and lifestyle, using the Life's Essential 8 tool \[1\]. The questionnaire will cover smoking status, alcohol consumption, dietary pattern, sleep pattern, and physical activity. Participants will be classified into favorable, intermediate, or unfavorable individual lifestyle patterns according to the Life's Essential 8 score.

* Blood analysis will be performed to evaluate the lipid profile, including total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides.

At T1, a disclosure visit will be conducted to explain the assigned lifestyle category, share the results of the blood tests, and provide information on the expected interventions based on the assigned group.

The questionnaire will be administered at T0, T2, and T3. Blood analysis and cardiovascular profile evaluation will be conducted at both T0 and T3

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1020
Inclusion Criteria
  • high cardiovascular risk based on the SCORE 2 (between 2.5% and 10%)
  • age between 40 and 69 years
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Exclusion Criteria
  • diabetes.
  • familiar hypercholesterolemia.
  • established CVD.
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Genetic testing - PRSPRSParticipants will receive the information of the genetic cardiovascular risk (PRS) and personalized advices.
Digital intervention - app and wearable deviceDigital app and wearable deviceParticipants will receive an app and a wearable device for the evaluation of various parameters.
Digital intervention and genetic testing - PRSPRSParticipants will receive both app and wearable device and PRS information
Digital intervention and genetic testing - PRSDigital app and wearable deviceParticipants will receive both app and wearable device and PRS information
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in the Lifestyle Category12 months

The lifestyle category will be measured using the Life's Essential 8 tool. A change will be considered achieved if there is a shift towards a more favorable lifestyle category.

Modification of the Lipid Profile12 months

We will evaluate whether there is a change in the lipid profile compared to the baseline value. The modification of the lipid profile can also be considered as an indicator of the modification of the cardiovascular risk profile measured with the SCORE 2 charts.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dipartimento Universitario di Scienze della Vita e Sanità Pubblica

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Roma, Italia, Italy

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