Study type

Study topic

Human medicinal product
Disease /health condition

Study type

Non-interventional study

Scope of the study

Other

If ‘other’, further details on the scope of the study

Characterise unmet medical need

Data collection methods

Secondary use of data
Non-interventional study

Non-interventional study design

Cross-sectional
Study drug and medical condition

Name of medicine

REPATHA

Medical condition to be studied

Ischaemic stroke
Myocardial infarction
Peripheral vascular disorder
Hypercholesterolaemia
Population studied

Short description of the study population

1. Low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) measurement within 14 months of enrolment, obtained independently of participation in a clinical trial
2. Use of any LMT (may include statin/ezetimibe/fibrate/PCSK9 inhibitor/bile acid absorption inhibitor/nicotinic acid/other) at time of enrolment, or any LMT
prescribed within 12 months prior to date of enrolment, or any LMT prescribed at date of enrolment
3. Age 18 years or older at enrolment
4. Provided informed consent/notified according to local requirements
5. Subject expected to survive for at least 1 year after enrolment

Age groups

Adults (18 to < 46 years)
Adults (46 to < 65 years)
Adults (65 to < 75 years)
Adults (75 to < 85 years)
Adults (85 years and over)

Estimated number of subjects

6000
Study design details

Main study objective

To estimate the proportion of subjects in EU primary and secondary care, with or without established ASCVD and receiving LMT, with LDL-C above 2016 Joint ESC Guideline recommended levels

Outcomes

LDL-C measurement most recent to enrolment, Lipid levels (total cholesterol, non-HDL-C, HDL, triglycerides, Lp(a), apo B100, apo A1) most recent to enrolment, use of Lipid-modifying therapy (type, dose, frequency), clinical characteristics at time of enrolment

Data analysis plan

All summaries of data will be descriptive in nature: categorical variables in frequency and percentage with 95% confidence intervals and continuous variables in mean (standard deviation) and/or median with percentiles, minimum and maximum.
Documents
Study results
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