Generalizability of REDUCE-IT Results to People of South Asian Descent With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Canada (REDUCE-IT Canada SA)
Generalizability of the REDUCE-IT Results to People of South Asian Descent With Known Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Living in Canada
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Brief Summary
The REDUCE-IT Canada SA Study is a cross-sectional study aiming to determine the proportion of study participants who meet the Health Canada-approved indication for icosapent ethyl (IPE;Vascepa®).
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for all trials
Started Mar 2022
Shorter than P25 for all trials
5 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 28, 2022
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
March 5, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 9, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 9, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 9, 2022
CompletedMarch 27, 2023
March 1, 2023
1 month
February 28, 2022
March 24, 2023
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Proportion of study participants who meet the Health Canada-approved indication for icosapent ethyl [Product Monograph dated Dec 30, 2019]
8 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Proportion of study participants whose demographic and biochemical data align with the corresponding baseline criteria of the REDUCE-IT cohort
8 weeks
Proportion of study participants who have access to private and/or public coverage
8 weeks
Eligibility Criteria
Participants will be identified from primary care and cardiology outpatient clinics in the Greater Toronto Area using paper-based and electronic medical records.
You may qualify if:
- Adults 45 years of age or older of SA descent i. A person of SA descent is any individual who self-identifies as Anglo-Indian, Bangladeshi, Bengali, Bhutanese, Goan, Gujarati, Indian, Jatt, Kashmiri, Maharashtrian, Malayali, Nepali, Pakistani, Punjabi, Sindhi, Sinhalese, Sri Lankan, Tamil, Telugu, or other SA descent
- History of ASCVD within the preceding 10 years defined as:
- i. Documented CAD (defined as having experienced a prior MI, coronary artery bypass grafting, percutaneous coronary intervention) ii. Documented cerebrovascular disease (defined as having experienced a prior stroke, transient ischemic attack or carotid revascularization) iii. Documented peripheral artery disease (ankle-brachial index \<0.9, or peripheral revascularization)
- On stable statin therapy
- Has had routine bloodwork within 3 years prior to enrolment- Willing and able to provide verbal or written informed consent
You may not qualify if:
- Severe congestive heart failure (as defined by New York Heart Association Class IV)
- Any life-threatening disease expected to result in death within the next 2 years
- Any malignancy not considered cured (except basal cell carcinoma of the skin) An individual is considered cured if there has been no evidence of cancer recurrence for the 5 years prior to screening
- Known severe liver disease
- Known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome such as human immunodeficiency virus infection
- Use of omega-3 fatty acid supplements, fish oil, or icosapent ethyl
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (5)
Scarborough Health Network
Ajax, Ontario, L1Z 0B1, Canada
Fenton Medical Centre
Markham, Ontario, L3R 7B4, Canada
North York Diagnostic and Cardiac Centre
North York, Ontario, M6B1N6, Canada
Legacy Medical Centre
Scarborough Village, Ontario, M1B 5K9, Canada
Diagnostic Assessment Centre
Scarborough Village, Ontario, M1S4N6, Canada
Related Publications (10)
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PMID: 33172687BACKGROUNDStatistics Canada. Canada [Country] and Ontario [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census.2017 January 29, 2022. Available from: https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E.
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PMID: 8908818BACKGROUNDMcKeigue PM, Marmot MG. Mortality from coronary heart disease in Asian communities in London. BMJ. 1988 Oct 8;297(6653):903. doi: 10.1136/bmj.297.6653.903. No abstract available.
PMID: 3140974BACKGROUNDBalarajan R. Ethnic differences in mortality from ischaemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease in England and Wales. BMJ. 1991 Mar 9;302(6776):560-4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.302.6776.560.
PMID: 2021718BACKGROUNDEnas EA, Yusuf S, Mehta JL. Prevalence of coronary artery disease in Asian Indians. Am J Cardiol. 1992 Oct 1;70(9):945-9. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)90744-j. No abstract available.
PMID: 1529952BACKGROUNDSuperko HR, Enas EA, Kotha P, Bhat NK, Garrett B. High-density lipoprotein subclass distribution in individuals of Asian Indian descent: the National Asian Indian Heart Disease Project. Prev Cardiol. 2005 Spring;8(2):81-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1520-037x.2005.3766.x.
PMID: 15860982BACKGROUNDBhardwaj S, Misra A, Misra R, Goel K, Bhatt SP, Rastogi K, Vikram NK, Gulati S. High prevalence of abdominal, intra-abdominal and subcutaneous adiposity and clustering of risk factors among urban Asian Indians in North India. PLoS One. 2011;6(9):e24362. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024362. Epub 2011 Sep 20.
PMID: 21949711BACKGROUNDBanerjee AT, Shah B. One Size Does Not Fit All: Diabetes Prevalence Among Immigrants of the South Asian Diaspora. J Immigr Minor Health. 2021 Aug;23(4):653-658. doi: 10.1007/s10903-020-01093-4. Epub 2020 Sep 29.
PMID: 32990901BACKGROUNDKrishnaraj A, Bakbak E, Teoh H, Bhatt DL, Quan A, Puar P, Lambotharan B, Kirubaharan A, Firoz IN, Meglis G, Yanagawa B, Bari B, Kirubaharan R, Vijayaraghavan R, Hess DA, Demchuk AM, Mancini GBJ, Tanguay JF, Tardif JC, Voisine P, Leiter LA, Verma S. Generalizability of the REDUCE-IT trial to South Asians with cardiovascular disease. Med. 2023 Feb 10;4(2):130-138.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.medj.2022.12.008. Epub 2023 Jan 10.
PMID: 36630964DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Subodh Verma, MD, PhD
Unity Health Toronto
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- CASE ONLY
- Time Perspective
- OTHER
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 28, 2022
First Posted
March 9, 2022
Study Start
March 5, 2022
Primary Completion
April 9, 2022
Study Completion
April 9, 2022
Last Updated
March 27, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-03