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Main ID:  NCT03211000
Date of registration: 05/07/2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Neuromed IRCCS
Public title: Autophagy, Oxidative Stress and Hippo Signaling in Human Aortic Aneurysm
Scientific title: Study of the Molecular Mechanisms Associated With the Formation of Human Aortic Aneurysm: a Focus on Autophagy, Oxidative Stress and Hippo Signaling
Date of first enrolment: June 1, 2017
Target sample size: 30
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03211000
Study type:  Observational
Study design:   
Phase: 
Countries of recruitment
Italy
Contacts
Name:     Giacomo Frati, MD
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Affiliation:  IRCCS Neuromed
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Eligible subjects undergoing aortic surgical procedures

- Ejection fraction (FE) > 30%

- Acceptance and signature of the informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Acute myocardial infarction in the last 6 months

- Chronic and acute Inflammatory diseases

- Immunological and rheumatic diseases

- Pre-existing or ongoing neoplasms

- infectious diseases

- Treatment with pharmacological therapies able to modulate autophagy, i. e. rapamycin
and derivative compounds (rapalogues))

- Antioxidant therapies in the last three months

- Patients with surgical technical complications



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 85 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Aortic Aneurysm
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
Comparison between the levels of Hippo signaling and autophagy markers observed in aortic aneurysms and the levels assessed in the adjacent non-aneurysmatic aortic portions. [Time Frame: 1 month]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Impact of cardiovascular risk factors on the autophagy levels in aortic samples of patients undergoing surgical procedure of aortic aneurysm removal. [Time Frame: 1 month]
Correlation between levels of autophagy and endothelial function in patients undergoing surgical procedure of aortic aneurysm removal [Time Frame: 1 month]
Correlation between levels of autophagy and the size of aortic aneurysms [Time Frame: 1 month]
Correlation between levels of autophagy and apoptosis in aneurysmal samples [Time Frame: 1 month]
Secondary ID(s)
6-2017
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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