Akershus Cardiac Examination (ACE) 1950 Study (ACE1950)

Vestre Viken Hospital Trust

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Cardiovascular Diseases; Heart Failure; Cerebrovascular Disorders

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01555411

2011/1475 C

AFIA (initial study name) (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Akershus Cardiac Examination (ACE) 1950 Study is a large, observational, prospective, longitudinal, population-based cohort study. The overall aim is to establish an extensive cardio- and cerebrovascular age cohort of elderly subjects for various longitudinal long-term follow-up studies of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease.

Full description

Design: The Akershus Cardiac Examination (ACE) 1950 Study is a population-based, prospective, cerebro- and cardiovascular age-cohort study of all men and women born in 1950 in Akershus County, Norway.

Time schedule: Study inclusion and baseline examinations took place in the period September 2012 - May 2015.

Current status: 10-year follow-up examinations of all participants are undertaken in 2023-2025, and sub-studies are ongoing.

Enrollment: 3,706 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 62 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Resident in Akershus County (as per October 2011, prior to study invitation)
• Born in the year of 1950
• Ability to consent to participation

Trial design

3,706 participants in 1 patient group

No treatment