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Cardiovascular risk after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers: CARSOBRA study

Completed
Conditions
subclinical atherosclerosis
early signs of hardening of blood vessels
10074469
10003216
Registration Number
NL-OMON42246
Lead Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
250
Inclusion Criteria

Women carrying a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation
RRSO at age 45 or younger
RRSO performed at least five years ago

Exclusion Criteria

Women with (previous) ovarian cancer

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Main study endpoints are CCA-IMT and PWV. Main study determinant is time since<br /><br>RRSO. Relevant covariates (confounding factors) are age, systolic blood<br /><br>pressure, medication use for blood pressure, smoking (pack-years of cigarette<br /><br>smoking and current smoking), insulin resistance, anti-diabetic medication use,<br /><br>fasting lipids, statin use, obstetric history of hypertensive disorders, family<br /><br>history of premature atherosclerosis (MI/stroke of first degree family: men <<br /><br>55 years, women < 65 years), body mass index, waist-hip ratio, physical<br /><br>activity, menopausal symptoms, current or previous use of hormone replacement<br /><br>therapy and a history of breast cancer treated with chemotherapy and/or<br /><br>radiotherapy. </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>menopausal symptoms assessed with Greene Climacteric Scale</p><br>
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