Western Australian randomised controlled trial of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms

ISRCTN	ISRCTN16171472
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN16171472
Protocol serial number	N/A
Sponsor	Australian National Health and Medical Research Council
Funder	National Health and Medical Research Council (Project Grant 964145)

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Dr Paul Norman
Scientific

School of Surgery and Pathology
University of Western Australia
Fremantle Hospital
PO Box 480
Fremantle
6160
Australia

Phone	+61 (0)894313333
Email	pnorman@cyllene.uwa.edu.au

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study type	Participant information sheet
Scientific title	Western Australian randomised controlled trial of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms
Study objectives	Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) in men aged 65-83 years reduces mortality from AAA
Ethics approval(s)	The Committee for Human Rights at the University of Western Australia
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Intervention	Screening by ultrasound scanning versus no screening
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Mortality from abdominal aortic aneurysm
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	1. All-cause mortality 2. Procedures for abdominal aortic aneurysm 3. Cost 4. Quality of life 5. Expansion rate of small abdominal aortic aneurysms
Completion date	01/04/2016

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Senior
Sex	Male
Target sample size at registration	41000
Key inclusion criteria	Men aged 65-83 years, resident in the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia
Key exclusion criteria	None
Date of first enrolment	01/04/1996
Date of final enrolment	01/04/2016

University of Western Australia

Fremantle
6160
Australia

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary
IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results	27/11/2004		Yes	No
Results article	long-term results	01/12/2016		Yes	No
Participant information sheet	Participant information sheet	11/11/2025	11/11/2025	No	Yes

02/11/2016: Publication reference added.