Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Jes Lindholt
ORCID ID
Contact details
Vascular Research Unit
Viborg Hospital
Postbox 130
Viborg
8800
Denmark
+45 89272447
jes.s.lindholt@sygehusviborg.dk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
The Viborg Study
Study hypothesis
Screening older men for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) reduces AAA specific mortality and is cost effective
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Single-centre
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Screening
Patient information sheet
Condition
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Intervention
Invitation to abdominal aortic ultrasonography versus no screening
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
AAA specific mortaliy, life years gained, and costs
Secondary outcome measures
Operations for AAA
Overall trial start date
01/04/1994
Overall trial end date
31/12/2008
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Men born 1921-1933 living in Viborg County, Denmark, in 1994-1998
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Senior
Gender
Male
Target number of participants
12,639
Participant exclusion criteria
Does not meet inclusion criteria
Recruitment start date
01/04/1994
Recruitment end date
31/12/2008
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Denmark
Trial participating centre
Vascular Research Unit
Viborg
8800
Denmark
Sponsor information
Organisation
The Danish Heart Foundation (Denmark)
Sponsor details
Hausers plads 10
Copenhagen
1127K
Denmark
+45 33 67 00 42
barbjorn@hjerteforeningen.dk
Sponsor type
Charity
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
The Health Department of Viborg County (Denmark)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
The Danish National Council of Health Research (Denmark)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
Foundation of Research in Western Denmark (Denmark)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
Foundation of Asta and Rosa Jensen (Denmark)
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Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
The Danish Heart Foundation (Denmark)
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Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
1. 1998 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9675742
2. 1999 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10375481
3. 2000 results on the psychological consequences of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm and conservative treatment of small abdominal aortic aneurysms in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10906303
4. 2000 results on the optimal interval screening and surveillance of abdominal aortic aneurysms in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11035969
5. 2002 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11748949
6. 2005 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15757960
7. 2010 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20473995
Publication citations
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Results
Lindholt JS, Sørensen J, Søgaard R, Henneberg EW, Long-term benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms from a randomized controlled trial., Br J Surg, 2010, 97, 6, 826-834, doi: 10.1002/bjs.7001.
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Lindholt JS, Juul S, Henneberg EW, Fasting H, Is screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm acceptable to the population? Selection and recruitment to hospital-based mass screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm., J Public Health Med, 1998, 20, 2, 211-217.
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Lindholt JS, Vammen S, Juul S, Henneberg EW, Fasting H, The validity of ultrasonographic scanning as screening method for abdominal aortic aneurysm., Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 1999, 17, 6, 472-475, doi: 10.1053/ejvs.1999.0835.
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Lindholt JS, Vammen S, Fasting H, Henneberg EW, Psychological consequences of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm and conservative treatment of small abdominal aortic aneurysms., Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 2000, 20, 1, 79-83, doi: 10.1053/ejvs.1999.1087.
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Lindholt JS, Vammen S, Juul S, Fasting H, Henneberg EW, Optimal interval screening and surveillance of abdominal aortic aneurysms., Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 2000, 20, 4, 369-373, doi: 10.1053/ejvs.2000.1191.
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Lindholt JS, Juul S, Fasting H, Henneberg EW, Hospital costs and benefits of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms. Results from a randomised population screening trial., Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 2002, 23, 1, 55-60, doi: 10.1053/ejvs.2001.1534.
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Lindholt JS, Juul S, Fasting H, Henneberg EW, Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms: single centre randomised controlled trial., BMJ, 2005, 330, 7494, 750, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38369.620162.82.