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CompletedNCT02347982ELDER-TURKUpdated Apr 21, 2016

Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease in Elderly Turkish Population

An observational study in Cardiovascular Diseases, sponsored by Turkish Society of Cardiology. Completed at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 65 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-04-21.

Sponsored by Turkish Society of Cardiology · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
2,500
Ages
65 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study will compose a national database of cardiovascular diseases' risk factors, concomitant diseases and the drug usage among the elderly patients in Turkey.

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Conditions studied

  • Cardiovascular Diseases

Keywords

  • Turkey
  • Epidemiologic
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In context

Cardiovascular Diseases

4,904 studies on the registry are indexed under Cardiovascular Diseases; 920 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 2,500 is above the median of 573 across 1,483 observational studies indexed under Cardiovascular Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Turkish Society of Cardiology is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
65 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients ≥65 years followed-up at cardiology clinics

Inclusion criteria

  • patients signed patient informed sheet and informed consent form
  • patients ≥65 years old
  • patients followed-up cardiology clinics

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients under 65 years old
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
2,500 participants (actual)
Target follow-up
1 Day
Patient registry
Yes
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To generate a national database for cardiovascular diseases for elderly patients in Turkey

    Time frame: [Recruited and could be analysed at least 2500 patients after 9 months]

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Study locations

1 site
  • Ege University Faculty of Medicine
    Izmir, Turkey
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 21, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02347982
Lead sponsor
Turkish Society of Cardiology
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 28, 2015
Start date
Jun 2015
Primary completion
Dec 2015
Completion
Dec 2015
Last update
Apr 21, 2016

Study contacts

Mehdi Zoghi, Prof
principal investigator · Ege University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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