Primary Prevention

Indigenous people living in Canada face significant healthcare inequities, particularly in basic, primary, and secondary prevention, leading to higher rates of cardiovascular disease and mortality. This program aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of the contextual and individual determinants influencing Indigenous health, and to address health disparities by using tailored community-led participatory research and care initiatives. The investigator and research team use a Mobile Healthcare Unit travelling to Indigenous communities, providing customized, impactful, and sustainable preventive care that adapts dynamically to the evolving needs of each community. The initiative places a strong emphasis on equity and inclusivity, aiming to generate original data in Indigenous and remote underrepresented/underserved populations. This proposal will improve opportunities of identifying facilitators and barriers to preventive care in Indigenous and remote communities. This focus is vital for reducing health disparities and aligns with the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action. To maximize knowledge mobilization and ensure culturally appropriate initiatives align with community needs and priorities, this research program collaborates with the Indigenous University Hub at Laval University, local community members and leaders, and Indigenous peoples with lived experience. Existing national and international collaborations with Indigenous communities further enhance the initiative's potential impact and foster knowledge mobilization on a global scale. The ultimate goal is to empower Indigenous peoples and communities to advocate for systemic changes to fight inequities in healthcare in accordance with appropriated truth and reconciliation efforts.

Drug-drug interactions often limit statin optimization in a population of patients prescribed cytochrome P3A4 inhibitors, which include immunosuppressive agents, protease inhibitors, and antifungals. These patients frequently have autoimmune conditions or rheumatologic disorders that require complex drug regimens and are often on low-dose statin therapy or no statin at all, resulting in suboptimal LDL levels despite increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. There is an unmet clinical need to improve LDL levels in this vulnerable patient population, which faces increased CV risk due to underlying conditions that also contribute to polypharmacy and multiple drug-drug interactions. This study is a randomized, open-label trial evaluating subcutaneous inclisiran plus standard of care for LDL-C lowering in high-risk primary prevention patients with multiple comorbidities (e.g., Type II diabetes, liver disease, chronic kidney disease, autoimmune disease, solid-organ transplant) who are taking five or more medications in which drug-drug interactions prevent optimization of statin therapy.

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new immune-mitochondrial correction strategy works better than standard vitamins to prevent infections in young male military recruits during their first 6 months of service. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does the new strategy lower the number of recruits who get infections (like colds, flu, or pneumonia) over 6 months? 2. Does the new strategy improve how well the immune cells work, specifically their mitochondria (the power source inside cells)? Researchers will compare: * Control group (100 participants): Standard multivitamin taken once a day for 30 days * Experimental group (100 participants): New strategy (sodium nucleinate, magnesium, vitamin B6, and vitamin D 5000 IU) taken as 3 tablets once a day for 30 days to see if the new strategy lowers infection rates more than standard vitamins. Who can take part: Healthy male military recruits aged 18-27 years who are starting their initial training at the Military Clinical Hospital in Almaty, Kazakhstan. What participants will do: Participants will be placed into one of the two groups by chance (like flipping a coin). They will: * Take study pills once a day for 30 days * Have blood draws 3 times over 6 months (baseline, 1 month, and 6 months) * Have daily health checks by medical staff * Complete quality of life questionnaires What we will measure: * Number of participants who get infections during 6 months * How well the mitochondria in immune cells work (from blood samples) * Immune system status * Stress and adaptation levels * Vitamin D and other blood markers Risks and benefits: The risks are very low. Participants may have mild discomfort or a small bruise from blood draws. All study pills are approved and registered in Kazakhstan. There is no direct benefit to participants, but they will receive extra medical monitoring. The indirect benefit is helping develop a better prevention program to protect future recruits. Where the study is taking place: Military Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan. Study duration: January 2027 to December 2028.

Interest of a Taurolidine lock at each catheter closure in the primary prevention of catheter-related endoluminal infection in paediatric oncology. Multicentric, controlled, randomized and double-blind label study.

DEL-DIP is a prospective observational study employing a Delphi methodology (at least two online rounds) to elicit and consolidate the views of an expert panel within the INNOPREV project. The study aims to develop operational recommendations to support the coordinated implementation of Polygenic Risk Scores (PRS) and wearable devices in cardiovascular prevention. Specifically, it addresses the following research question: which recommendations and requirements-genomic, digital, and clinical/organizational-are necessary to integrate PRS and wearable technologies into routine practice and healthcare services, and for which of these elements do experts achieve consensus (defined as a Content Validity Index, CVI, \> 79%)

A Multicenter, randomized trial comparing the efficacy and safety of intensive lipid-lowering therapy using a statin-ezetimibe combination without aspirin versus statin monotherapy with aspirin in asymptomatic patients with coronary artery calcification

The prevalence of dyslipidemia is high among patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus, which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, many patients lack awareness and adherence to treatment and lifestyle modifications. Therefore, a more structured and intensive approach to management and education is required. This study aims to implement intensive dyslipidemia management and education for patients registered at the Hanam City Hypertension and Diabetes Education Center and evaluate changes in blood lipid levels accordingly. Additionally, the study will analyze the impact of intensive education on patients' quality of life, health behaviors, and treatment adherence, ultimately contributing to the development of effective management strategies.

\[Purpose of the Clinical Study\]:The purpose of this study is to conduct a clinical comparison of low-dose rosuvastatin plus ezetimibe combination therapy and high-dose rosuvastatin monotherapy in patients with minimal to intermediate coronary artery disease without percutaneous coronary intervention to confirm non-inferiority in the reduction of key cardiovascular events. \[Hypothesis\]:In patients who have not undergone percutaneous coronary intervention for minimal to moderate coronary artery disease, low-dose rosuvastatin and ezetimibe combination therapy are non-inferior in terms of reducing major cardiovascular events compared to high-dose rosuvastatin monotherapy.

The increase in the population over 60 years of age who could receive surgery due to changes in life expectancy and advances in surgical and anesthetic techniques. Likewise, elderly people (EP) may have a higher risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality compared to young people, with frailty being one of the risk factors that increases adverse outcomes in this period and increases the probability of developing syndromes such as postoperative delirium (POD). Assessment of frailty in EP prior to surgery is not routine, so it is unknown how many frail and/or pre-frail EP undergo surgery in health care systems. There is an association between being frail and developing greater delirium and/or postoperative cognitive deficit, which in summary translates into an increase in perioperative morbidity and mortality. For the prevention of POD, there are pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures that seek to promote orientation with respect to their environment and make it as familiar as possible, stimulate early aspects of memory and thinking skills, as well as promote sleep using environmental hygiene measures. In Chile, protocols of non-pharmacological measures have been proposed by occupational therapy teams, which have had positive results in reducing POD in frail elderly patients. These measures are temporal-spatial reorientation, physical mobilization, correction of sensory deficits, environmental management, sleep protocol, and reduction of anticholinergic drugs with statistically significant results in the reduction of POD. In accordance with the above, the objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of non-pharmacological measures applied by the nursing team in reducing the incidence of POD during the post-surgical period in fragile and pre-fragile EP undergoing elective non-cardiac surgeries. It is expected that in the end, frail and pre-frail EP who receive non-pharmacological interventions by the nursing team will present a lower incidence of POD at 24 hours compared to those who receive traditional care.

The primary objective of this study is to determine whether coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) -based coronary heart disease(CHD) prevention strategy improves lipid-lowering treatment and cardiovascular risk factor control compared with traditional CHD prevention strategy, guided by a cardiovascular risk score.

The goal of this cluster randomised controlled trial is to investigate the effects of the FIT FIRST Teen program on adolescents' physical fitness, motivation, and well-being, as well as the implementation of such a program within schools. The main questions it aims to answer are: Research Question 1: Does the FIT FIRST Teen program improve cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, and muscle strength among adolescents? Research Question 2: Does the FIT FIRST Teen program improve well-being, motivation towards physical activity, and body image among adolescents? Research Question 3: What are the challenges that teachers and schools will face regarding the implementation of the FIT FIRST Teen program? The research team will compare the FIT FIRST Teen program to a control (usual physical education curricula) to see if such a program improves adolescents' physical fitness, motivation, and well-being. Participating schools will: * Participate in a training course, where the core principles of the FIT FIRST Teen program will be delivered. * Implement the FIT FIRST Teen program for a full school year (three 45-minute lessons a week). * Keep a logbook where the weekly practised activities will be reported.

The goal of this randomized clinical pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility and experience of the internet-based parental support program "Parenting - a journey together". This program is intended to be delivered via the national Support and Treatment Platform and used within primary care to enhance traditional parental support within child health care when needed. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Is the digital parental support intervention feasible and helpful within primary care? 2. How do parents perceive the program "Parenting - a journey together"? 3. Does the program increase the sense of parental ability and security in parenting by reflecting on attitudes and approaches in interaction with the child? Participants in this study will be parents of children aged 2-5 years who have expressed interest in participating in the study and in the parental support program. Participants will be randomized into either the intervention group or the control group. Participants will be asked to complete validated questionnaires measuring the parent-child relationship, perceived parental ability, stress, and well-being before and after the parental support program, and again after 3 months. These results will then be compared with those of the control group.The knowledge gained from the pilot study can contribute to the development of digital parental support interventions within primary care. If the pilot study proves that the interactive digital parenting program is feasible for use in child health centers and is perceived as helpful by parents, a larger randomized controlled (RCT) study, (not included in this application) will be conducted to evaluate its effectiveness.