Clinical trialNCT00005143CompletedObservational

Stanford Five-City Multifactor Risk Reduction Study

SponsorStanford UniversityEnrollment2,504AtherosclerosisCardiovascular DiseasesCerebrovascular AccidentCoronary DiseaseHeart DiseasesHypertension+1 more conditions

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Summary

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To conduct a large-scale demonstration and education project designed to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of long-term community health education directed toward lowering cardiovascular disease risk, morbidity, and mortality. Targeted risk factors included general lifestyle, smoking, blood pressure, nutrition and weight, and exercise. The program was evaluated by biennial cross-sectional independent surveys, longitudinal studies, and morbidity and mortality surveillance.

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Investigators

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John W Farquhar
Stanford University
Principal Investigator
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Sites

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Drugs studied

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Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 31 Jul 1978
Primary completion: 31 Jul 1994
Completion: 31 Jul 1994
Last update posted: 16 Feb 2021
Registered enrollment: 2,504
Registry id: NCT00005143

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