NCT01207167Active, not recruiting
Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 26 Jan 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Nepali, and Sri Lankan) individuals have high rates of cardiovascular disease that is not explained by traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Though South Asians represent over one-quarter of the world's population, there are no longitudinal studies in this high-risk ethnic group. The investigators aim to establish a longitudinal study of South Asians at three United States centers to identify risk factors linked to subclinical atherosclerosis and incident cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study is to understand the causes of heart disease and stroke in South Asians and compare these causes to those in other United States ethnic groups.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 2314 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 21 Sept 2010
- Start date
- Sept 2010
- Primary completion date
- Mar 2013
- Lead sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
- Diseases
- Coronary artery disease
- NCT number
- NCT01207167
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 2314
- From Sept 2010 to the primary completion date, Mar 2013
- 3 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Physician diagnosed heart attack, stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), heart failure, or angina (or use of nitroglycerin)
- Past history of cardiovascular procedures (coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) Surgery, angioplasty, valve replacement, pacemaker or defibrillator implantation, or any surgery on the heart or arteries)
- Active treatment for cancer
- Life expectancy less than 5 years due to serious medical illness
Other
- Current atrial fibrillation
- Impaired cognitive ability as judged by the reviewer
- Plans to move out of the study region in next 5 years
- Weight greater than 300 pounds
- Living in a nursing home or on a waiting list
- Unable to speak/read/write English, Hindi, Urdu, or Bangla
Who the study is looking for
- South Asian ancestry defined by having at least 3 grandparents born in one of the following countries: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, or Sri Lanka
- age between 40 and 84 years.
Age in the registry: 40 years to 84 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (3)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chicago | United States | Unknown status |
| New York University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New York | United States | Unknown status |
| University of California San Francisco Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Francisco | United States | Unknown status |
This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.