Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in 65 Year Old Males in Oslo (AAAscreening)

University of Oslo (UIO)

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01248533

2009/866

Details and patient eligibility

About

Male subjects, 65 years of age, living in Oslo, Norway will be invited to be screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Full description

The invited population will be offered ultrasound investigation of their abdominal aorta. Further information regarding risk factors will be noted and measurement of ankle-brachial index will be measured/calculated. A further step in the future will be to sample blood with focus on different cytokines and genmediators.

Enrollment: 7,500 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 65 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Males aged 65 years

Exclusion criteria

• None