Are Europe's heart patients getting the right prevention care? a massive survey aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06495177
First seen Aug 20, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This observational study will enroll about 8,000 adults across Europe who have coronary heart disease or are at high risk for it, including those with diabetes or chronic kidney disease. Researchers will check whether doctors are following European guidelines for lifestyle advice and medication to prevent further heart problems. The goal is to see how well prevention targets are being met in real-world practice.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- This could reveal gaps between recommended and actual care, guiding better prevention strategies for heart disease, diabetes, and kidney disease across Europe.
- What could go wrong
- As an observational survey, it cannot prove cause and effect, and results may vary by country and healthcare system, limiting generalizability.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 8,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population is all consenting adult patients presenting with high risk of cardiovascular diseases identified by general practices medical note and all consenting adult patients presenting with coronary disease seen in clinic.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients having signed an informed Consent * Patients aged from 18 years old at the time of identification * At least six and at most 24 months elapsed between the index event (the recruiting diagnostic or treatment criteria below) and the date of interview * Patients meeting the recruiting diagnostic or treatment criteria: * Coronary patients: Acute coronary events (acute coronary syndrome {STEMI or NSTEMI}, unstable angina) or an emergency or elective revascularisation for coronary artery disease (CABG, PCI) * High cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk patients: patients free of CVD, who have been prescribed one or more of the following treatments: blood pressure and/or lipid-lowering and/or glucose lowering (diet and/or hypoglycaemic agents and/or insulin) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients living outside defined geographical areas * Patients admitted to hospital from outside the geographical area or under the care of cardiologists in hospitals that do not participate in EUROASPIRE VI
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Cardiology Institute
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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