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Digital program aims to slash heart disease risk by lowering cholesterol
NCT ID NCT05622929
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a digital quality improvement program to help doctors better manage LDL (bad) cholesterol in patients with heart disease. Over 1,400 adults with established cardiovascular disease participated. The program used smartphone tools to improve treatment and follow guidelines, aiming to reduce the risk of future heart problems.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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1,465 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- 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.
Patient Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: * Capable of using a smartphone with iOS or Android System AND * Established ASCVD, including: 1. Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): * Prior myocardial infarction * Prior coronary revascularization - percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) * Angiographic or computerized tomography (CT)-imaging evidence of coronary atherosclerosis (≥ 50% stenosis in at least one major epicardial coronary artery) 2. Stroke: • Prior ischemic stroke thought not to be caused by an embolic cause (e.g., atrial fibrillation, valvular heart disease or mural thrombus) 3. Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD): * Prior documentation of a resting ankle-brachial index ≤ 0.9 * History of prior percutaneous or surgical revascularization of an iliac, femoral, or popliteal artery * Prior non-traumatic amputation of a lower extremity due to peripheral artery disease * History of prior percutaneous or surgical carotid artery revascularization * Carotid Stenosis \> 50% on prior angiography or ultrasound AND * Provision of informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a recent cardiovascular event, less than 3 months prior to study inclusion * Patients with LDL-C ≤ 50 mg/dL * Current participation in other clinical trials involving lipid lowering treatments * Patients that do not consent to trial participation Cluster Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: * Outpatient Clinics from public or private hospitals OR, Private Practices, which assist patients with previous ASCVD on secondary prevention that provide a unit/institution authorization form for participation in the trial AND * Minimum monthly volume of 20 ASCVD patients Exclusion Criteria: * Clusters that do not provide the unit/institution authorization form.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centro de Pesquisa Clínica do Coração
Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
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Centro de Pesquisas Clínicas Dr Marco Mota
Maceió, Brazil
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Centro de Pesquisas em Diabetes e Doenças Endócrino-metabólicas
Fortaleza, Brazil
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Clínica Silvestre Santé
Rio Branco, Brazil
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Hospital Carlos Fernando Malzoni
Matão, São Paulo, Brazil
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Hospital Evangélico de Vila Velha
Vila Velha, Brazil
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Hospital Municipal de Aparecida de Goiânia
Goiânia, Brazil
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Hospital Regional Hans Dieter Schmidt
Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Hospital Regional Presidente Prudente
Presidente Prudente, Brazil
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Hospital Ruy Azeredo
Goiânia, Brazil
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Hospital Santa Lúcia
Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Hospital São Paulo (UNIFESP)
São Paulo, Brazil
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Hospital São Paulo Universidade Federal de São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
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Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto
Belém, Brazil
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Hospital Universitário São Francisco de Assis
Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil
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Hospital da Bahia
Salvador, Estado de Bahia, Brazil
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Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Hospital e Maternidade Angelina Caron
Campina Grande do Sul, Paraná, Brazil
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Instituto Atena de Pesquisa Clínica
Natal, Brazil
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Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Instituto de Cardiologia Dante Pazzanese
São Paulo, Brazil
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Instituto de Cardiologia de Santa Catarina
São José, Brazil
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Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica de Campinas
Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Marilia
Marília, São Paulo, Brazil
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Santa Casa de Curitiba
Curitiba, Brazil
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Santa Casa de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Brazil
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UPECLIN - Unidade de Pesquisa Clínica da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu
Botucatu, Brazil
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Unidade Hospital Municipal Antônio Giglio
Osasco, Brazil
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