Women were less than half of the people tested for almost all of these common medicines.

NCT02278471

The SCCS Polypill Pilot Trial

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303 people

164 womenmiddle line = equal numbers139 men
Phase
PHASE2
Paid for by
Vanderbilt University
Finished
2018-06-27
Health conditions
Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia
Who could join
Anyone
Ages
45 Years – 75 Years
Average age
median 56 years
Age 65+
Not reported
Weight (BMI)
Not reported
Pregnancy recorded
Not reported
Menopause recorded
Not reported
Results shown by sex
Not split by sex
Race
Black / African American 96.4% · White 3.6% · American Indian / Alaska Native 0% · Asian 0% · Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0% · More than one race 0% · Not reported 0%

Women left out

  • No kidney or liver problems

    Women with kidney or liver problems were turned away.

    “History of liver disease, not including chronic, clinically-stable hepatitis”
  • No heart disease

    Women with heart disease, heart rhythm problems or a past heart attack were turned away.

    “History of coronary heart disease or stroke”
  • No diabetes

    Women with diabetes were turned away.

    “Insulin-dependent diabetes”
  • No cancer

    Women with current or past cancer were turned away.

    “History of cancer, except for basal cell skin cancer”

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