Testing Ways to Help Patients Use Cholesterol-Lowering Medicines
Tests two approaches to increase use of cholesterol-lowering medicines in people with artery buildup.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Improving Lipid Optimization Quality and Treatment Options in ASCVD
Key facts
- Where
- Boston, United StatesSee the site
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 18 and 95 years old?
Source: NCT06960655, who can take part
Where in United States
- Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, United StatesNo 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?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT06960655
- Record updated
- 18 May 2026
- Original description
The goal of this project is to study different approaches to improve the utilization of guideline directed medicines to lower cholesterol in patients with or at high risk of atherosclerosis (cholesterol buildup in the arteries).Read full original descriptionShow less
Improving Lipid Optimization Quality and Treatment Options in ASCVD
The goal of this project is to study different approaches to improve the utilization of guideline directed medicines to lower cholesterol in patients with or at high risk of atherosclerosis (cholesterol buildup in the arteries).
Inclusion: >18 years old and <=95 years old; Established Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease; Diabetes; Possible Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH); High-Risk Primary Prevention.
Exclusion: Advanced dementia; No PCP, cardiologist, endocrinologist, or nephrologist at MGB; ESRD on dialysis; Enrolled in a hospice program.