Pragmatic Evaluation of Events And Benefits of Lipid-lowering in Older Adults
Recruiting
Phase 4
Interventional Study
Cognitive Impairment, Mild
Dementia
Cardiovascular Diseases
Prior Safety Data
This treatment has already been tested in at least one earlier human trial.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 75 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Trial phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 20,000 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Duke University · Other
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About This Trial
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 a…
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Eligibility Criteria
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…
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