Cardiac CT's Role in Asymptomatic Patients With Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome (CTRAD)

University of California Irvine (UCI)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetes; Metabolic Syndrome

Treatments: Behavioral: Usual medical care; Diagnostic Test: Cardiac CT

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01564485

2008-6170

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study looked at the role of cardiac CT in improving risk factor control in those with diabetes.

Full description

This study examined whether doing a cardiac screening test, the cardiac CT, would result in patients paying more attention to controlling their risk factors.

Enrollment: 193 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age > 18
• Diabetes
• Metabolic Syndrome

Exclusion criteria

• Symptoms of heart disease
• Heart Disease
• Renal disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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193 participants in 2 patient groups

Cardiac CT

Experimental group

Description:

Patients randomized to cardiac CT will obtain a non-invasive assessment of their coronary arteries.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Cardiac CT

Usual Care

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients randomized to usual care will be assigned to continuing usual medical care with their primary care physician

Treatment:

Behavioral: Usual medical care