The Use of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Incident Respiratory Infections, Are They Harmful or Protective?
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observational
1,302,508
0 countries
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Brief Summary
The study use UK based linked electronic health records from the Clinical Research Datalink (CALIBER) of 5.6 million individuals to conduct a matched case-control study to investigate the incidence of influenza in individuals prescribed ACEI compared to those not prescribed ACEI.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for all trials
Started Jan 1998
Longer than P75 for all trials
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 1998
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 31, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 23, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 26, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 31, 2021
CompletedNovember 13, 2020
March 1, 2020
18.4 years
March 23, 2020
November 11, 2020
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Incidence of influenza
Jan 1st 1998 - May 31st 2016
Study Arms (2)
ACEI user
Individuals with an ACEI prescription in the study population.
Matched controls
Individuals without an ACEI prescription, and matched to the users by sex and 10-year age categories.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
The nested case-control study include cases who had an ACEI prescription during study follow-up. We randomly select one control per case from the study cohort of individuals without any documented ACEI use. Controls are matched to incident AF patients according to sex, age (10-year age strata).
You may qualify if:
- We identify individuals aged 18 years or older and registered in the current primary care practice for at least one year.
You may not qualify if:
- We exclude individuals with a prior history of influenza and viral pneumonia before study entry.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- CASE CONTROL
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 23, 2020
First Posted
March 26, 2020
Study Start
January 1, 1998
Primary Completion
May 31, 2016
Study Completion
March 31, 2021
Last Updated
November 13, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-03