# Vascular Aging: The Link That Bridges Age to Atherosclerosis (The VALIDATE Study)

> **NCT00246493** · — · TERMINATED · sponsor: **National Institute on Aging (NIA)** · enrollment: 495 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Atherosclerosis
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Vascular Diseases

## Interventions

_None listed._

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00246493
- **Lead sponsor:** National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- **Sponsor class:** NIH
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2004-06-22
- **Primary completion:** —
- **Final completion:** 2017-11-01
- **Target enrollment:** 495 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2019-12-09


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00246493

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00246493, "Vascular Aging: The Link That Bridges Age to Atherosclerosis (The VALIDATE Study)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00246493. Licensed CC0.

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