Heart risk blind spot: study probes gender gap in patient awareness
NCT ID NCT07521436
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study uses a survey to find out how well people with existing heart disease understand their risk factors and their chances of having another heart problem. Researchers will compare answers from 200 women and men to see if there are differences. The goal is to learn where awareness is low so that future education can be improved.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
The study involves the recruitment of adult patients attending the cardiology outpatient clinics of the participating centers who meet the inclusion criteria. Participation will be voluntary and contingent upon the signing of informed consent. Patients will complete the questionnaire in a self-administered format, either on paper or digitally via their own device (smartphone or tablet), according to their preference.
- 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: * Male or female participants aged ≥ 18 years at the time of signing informed consent. * Individuals with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), defined as at least one of the following: * Ischemic heart disease (e.g., documented myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass grafting, or ≥50% coronary stenosis in at least two coronary territories); * Cerebrovascular disease (e.g., documented ischemic stroke; transient ischemic attack, primary intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage are not qualifying conditions; carotid stenting or endarterectomy); * Peripheral arterial disease (e.g., peripheral arterial intervention, stent placement, surgical revascularization, lower limb amputation due to obstructive disease, or intermittent claudication with ABI \<0.90 in the past 12 months); * Atherosclerotic aortic disease (e.g., abdominal or descending thoracic aortic aneurysm). * Signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability or difficulty in completing the questionnaires in Italian and/or functional illiteracy. * History of or current severe psychiatric disorder that could compromise the reliability of questionnaire responses. * Refusal or withdrawal of informed consent.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istituti Clinici Scientifici IRCCS Maugeri
RECRUITINGMilan, Italy
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