15,000-Person study aims to sharpen heart risk predictions with CT scans
NCT ID NCT04279496
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is enrolling 15,000 adults who are already scheduled for a coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scan. Researchers will analyze the scan images along with participants' health outcomes over time. The goal is to see if detailed information from the scans can help doctors more accurately predict who will have heart problems, such as heart attacks. This is an observational study, meaning no new treatment is being tested.
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 could lead to more accurate ways to predict who is at risk for heart attacks and other heart problems, helping doctors make better treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly test any new drug or therapy, and the results may not change current practice immediately.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 15,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with stable coronary artery disease
- 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: * Age \>18 years * Undergoing clinically indicated CCTA with \>64-detector row CT * Signed informed consent, including of release of medical information, long term follow-up and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) documentation Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals unable to provide informed consent * Non-cardiac illness with life expectancy \< 2 years * Pregnancy
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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.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22904, United States
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