Prospective Aortic Biobank of POP-STAR
Key facts
- Where
- Solna and Stockholm, SwedenSee the 2 sites
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 50 and 80 years old?
Source: NCT04269447, who can take part
Where in Sweden
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Karolinska University HospitalSolna, SwedenNo longer taking part
- Karolinska University HospitalStockholm, SwedenNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorTrial details
- Who runs it
- Karolinska University Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT04269447
- Record updated
- 8 April 2026
- Original description
The overall objective of the POP-STAR project is individualized surveillance for patients diagnosed with abdominal aortic aneurysms by means of more precise, patient-specific AAA growth prediction.Read full original descriptionShow less
POP-STAR: The Prospective Data Collection on Patients With Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms at the Stockholm Aneurysm Research Group (STAR)
The overall objective of the POP-STAR project is individualized surveillance for patients diagnosed with abdominal aortic aneurysms by means of more precise, patient-specific AAA growth prediction.
Inclusion: Abdominal aortic aneurysm 35-49 mm in men; Abdominal aortic aneurysm 30-49 mm in women.
Exclusion: Previous aortic or iliac surgery; Computed tomography examination with intravenous contrast contraindicated due to renal insufficiency (defined as creatinine/eGFR level XXX); Present comorbidities with less than 2-years life expectancy; Unable or unwilling to give informed consent.