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RecruitingNCT04040777CARFAREUpdated Jun 11, 2024

Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Registry

An observational study in Atherosclerosis, Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes, sponsored by Austral University, Argentina. Recruiting at 1 site in Argentina. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-06-11.

Sponsored by Austral University, Argentina · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Jun 2015; still recruiting 11 years 4 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Other
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
25,000
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

CARFARE (CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK FACTORS REGISTRY) is a registry done in the context of a cardiovascular primary prevention program of the Cardiometabolic Unit Officia of the Cardiology Department of the Austral University Hospital. The structured and sequential evaluation include measurement of anthropometric parameters (body mass index, BMI), laboratory with metabolic profile, baseline electrocardiogram, blood pressure (BP) measurement, arterial stiffness, subclinical atherosclerosis screening in the carotid and ileo-femoral territories using echo-doppler, echocardiogram, and ergometry test.

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Conditions studied

  • Atherosclerosis
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Diabetes
  • Cardiovascular Risk Factor
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Obesity

Keywords

  • Subclinical Atherosclerosis
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Primary Prevention
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In context

Atherosclerosis

1,596 studies on the registry are indexed under Atherosclerosis; 262 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 25,000 is above the median of 230 across 581 observational studies indexed under Atherosclerosis.

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Lead sponsor

Austral University, Argentina is the lead sponsor of 10 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Primary prevention population. Most of the population are low and moderate cardiovascular risk.

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Inclusion criteria

  • Age >18 years old.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular event
  • stable chronic angina
  • advanced chronic kidney disease (Stage IV or V)
  • cancer
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Study design

Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
25,000 participants (estimated)
Target follow-up
5 Years
Patient registry
Yes
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE)

    Inicidence of myocardial infarction, stroke, unstable angina or acute heart failure

    Time frame: 5 years

  2. Mortality rate

    Death due to MACE or other causes

    Time frame: 5 years

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 11, 2024, 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
NCT04040777
Lead sponsor
Austral University, Argentina
Responsible party
Maria Julia Cremona (Coordinator of Clinical Research Department, Austral University, Argentina) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 1, 2019
Start date
Jun 2015
Primary completion
Dec 2030 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2030 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 11, 2024

Study contacts

Maximo A Schiavone, MD
Contact
maximoschiavone@gmail.com
Maximo A Schiavone, MD
principal investigator · Austral University, Argentina
Sergio Gonzalez, MD
study director · Austral University, Argentina

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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