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7,500 volunteers tracked for 16 years to uncover hidden heart risks

NCT ID NCT06079424

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Recruitment status, easiest to join first

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Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

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Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
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Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study follows 7,500 adults who were part of an earlier health study. Researchers will use high-precision ultrasound to measure changes in artery stiffness and thickness over 12 to 16 years. The goal is to understand how arteries age and whether those changes can predict future heart disease, stroke, or other conditions. No treatment is given; this is purely an observation to gather knowledge.

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
If successful, this study could help doctors identify early signs of artery aging and better predict who is at risk for heart disease or stroke.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may take years to influence medical practice.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 7,500 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jun 2025

Expected to finish

Dec 2033

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a government body.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Men and women aged 60 to 95 years who are participants of the PPS3 study and have accepted to undergo a second physical examination and answer to health questionnaires in primary care health centre in Paris that is subsidized by the French Health Insurance System.

Ages

60 to 95 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Being enrolled in PPS3 and having signed an informed consent for PPS3-2 Exclusion Criteria: * Institutionalized participants * Participants under guardianship * Participants under judicial safeguard measure

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cardiovascular disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Arterial stiffness

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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  3. A doctor treating you

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre d'Investigation Précliniques

    RECRUITING

    Paris, 75016, France

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