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New program aims to cut heart risk in rheumatoid arthritis patients

NCT ID NCT04488497

Disease control Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested a program to help people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) get their cholesterol checked and treated. Many RA patients are at higher risk for heart attacks and strokes but often miss out on proper screening. The program used peer coaches and educational materials to encourage cholesterol testing. 101 participants completed the study, and researchers measured how many got their lipids checked.

What this could mean

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Active substance
peer coaching and educational materials
What this could lead to
If successful, this program could help more rheumatoid arthritis patients get their cholesterol checked and treated, potentially lowering their risk of heart attacks and strokes.
What could go wrong
This was a small, early-stage pilot study with only 101 participants. The intervention is behavioral, so results may vary widely and may not apply to all patients. It does not test a new drug or treatment.

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Study facts

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

Phase

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

101 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2021

Finished

Nov 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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

Ages

40 to 75 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: * Have RA * Age between 40 and 75 years (inclusive) * Provide a date of their next appointment with their rheumatologist or other physician on their care team * Willing to work with a peer coach * Speaks English * Have a phone * Has access to the internet * Resides or lives in the US Exclusion Criteria: * Do not have rheumatoid arthritis * Younger than age 40 or older than age 75 * Taking a statin * No known history of diabetes * No known history of CVD defined by: * Open heart surgery * Coronary angioplasty * History of heart failure * History of heart attack or stroke

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cardiovascular disorder hyperlipidemia Patient Participation rheumatoid arthritis

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Cardiovascular diseases Hyperlipidemias Rheumatoid arthritis

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Weill Cornell Medicine

    New York, New York, 10021, United States

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