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  • Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
  • Diabetes Management

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  • Large randomized trials are essential for reliable intervention assessment but face increasing complexity and cost.
  • Streamlined trial designs are needed to simplify conduct while retaining essential elements for research questions and participant safety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the streamlined design of the 'A Study of Cardiovascular Events iN Diabetes' (ASCEND) trial.
  • To discuss the success and limitations of mail-based recruitment and follow-up in large clinical trials.

Main Methods:

  • The ASCEND trial employed a two-by-two factorial design assessing low-dose aspirin and n-3 fatty acid supplementation.
  • Key streamlined features included mail-based recruitment and follow-up, eliminating in-person visits, and utilizing a run-in period.

Main Results:

  • ASCEND successfully randomized 15,480 participants with diabetes but no overt cardiovascular disease.
  • The study achieved good adherence and near-complete follow-up, demonstrating cost-effectiveness compared to traditional clinic-based trials.

Conclusions:

  • Streamlined, mail-based trial designs are effective for large-scale randomized studies, offering significant cost savings.
  • Such methodologies are crucial for addressing important clinical questions and improving public health outcomes.