Ultrasound hunt for silent artery bulges in seniors and smokers

NCT ID NCT05360108

Ongoing Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study uses painless ultrasound scans to check for hidden bulges (aneurysms) in the belly and behind the knee in 507 people at higher risk, including older women who smoke and men over 65. The goal is to learn how common these bulges are and what risk factors are linked to them. Participants are not given any treatment; the study only observes and measures.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

abdominal aortic aneurysm Popliteal Artery Aneurysm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL POPLITEAL ARTERY ANEURYSM

Contacts and locations

Locations

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Service d'Angiologie

Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, 1011, Switzerland
Ospedale di Castelfranco Veneto, AULSS 2 Marca Trevigiana, Via dei Carpani 16/Z

Castelfranco Veneto, TV, I-31033, Italy
UOC Clinica Medica 1, Azienda Ospedale - Università di Padova, Via Nicolò Giustiniani 2

Padova, I-35128, Italy
UOS Angiologia Medica, Ospedale di Rovigo ULSS 5 Polesana, Viale Tre Martiri 140

Rovigo, I-45100, Italy
UOSD Percorso Trombosi. Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Invecchiamento, Ortopediche e Reumatologiche. Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS. Largo Agostino Gemelli 8

Roma, I-00168, Italy

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