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Observational Usage Study of Statins in Primary Care in France

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
AstraZeneca
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00680082
First received: May 15, 2008
Last updated: December 1, 2010
Last verified: December 2010
History of Changes
  Purpose

To describe the way statins are used in France in primary care, that is to determine patients profile (particularly CV risk factors), to determine the way statins are initiated by general practitioners, to evaluate aftercare and to assess patients treated by rosuvastatin


Condition
Healthy

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Official Title: Observational Usage Study of Statins in Primary Care in France

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Statins
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by AstraZeneca:

Enrollment: 2100
Study Start Date: February 2008
Study Completion Date: July 2009
Primary Completion Date: July 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts
1
Patients to whom a statin was initiated or switched between 3 and 6 months before consultation

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Probability Sample
Study Population

Patients recruited by a GP, community sample

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients to whom a statin was initiated or switched between 3 and 6 months before consultation
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00680082

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Sponsors and Collaborators
AstraZeneca
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Francois Morand Cegedim Strategic Data - Boulogne Billancourt - France
Study Chair: Jean Dallongeville Institut Pasteur - Inserm U744 - Lille -France
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Russel Esterline, AstraZeneca
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00680082     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: NIS-CFR-CRE-2007/2
Study First Received: May 15, 2008
Last Updated: December 1, 2010
Health Authority: France: Haute Autorité de Santé Transparency Commission

Keywords provided by AstraZeneca:
statins
rosuvastatin
cross sectional study
France
CV risk factors

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Anticholesteremic Agents
Hypolipidemic Agents
Antimetabolites
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
 Pharmacologic Actions
Enzyme Inhibitors
Lipid Regulating Agents
Therapeutic Uses

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