Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2TRANSFORMNCT06112418
A Randomized Comparison of Stage-Based Care Versus Risk Factor-Based Care for Prevention of Cardiovascular Events
A study testing The Cleerly CAD Staging System in people with Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 and PreDiabetes, run by Cleerly, Inc. at 125 sites in United States.
Trial summary
TRANSFORM is a prospective, randomized, open blinded endpoint (PROBE), event-driven, pragmatic trial in patients who are at increased risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) disease but with no known symptomatic CV disease. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 55 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, PreDiabetes, Metabolic Syndrome
- What is being tested?
- The Cleerly CAD Staging System
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 7,500 participants
- Where
- 125 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- 6 Mar 2024to 5 Mar 2029
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 55 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Provided electronic or written informed consent
- Men > 55, women > 65 years of age
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus requiring pharmacologic therapy, prediabetes (most recent HbA1c 5.7 to 6.4% and/or fasting glucose 100-125 mg/dL [5.6-6.9 mmol/L]) and/or metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is defined as > 3 of the following criteria (International Diabetes Federation 2006):
- Body mass index ≥ 27 kg/m2 or abnormal waist circumference defined as ≥ 80 cm (31.5 inches) for women, ≥ 94 cm (37 inches) for men; for South and East Asian men (e.g., Asian Indian, Chinese, Japanese) ≥ 90 cm (35.4 inches)
- Fasting triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L) or treated hypertriglyceridemia
- HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) < 40 mg/dL (1.03 mmol/L) in men, <50 mg/dL (1.29 mmol/L) in women or treatment for this lipid abnormality
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- Systolic blood pressure (BP) ≥ 130 and/or diastolic BP≥ 85 mm Hg and/or treated hypertension
- Fasting blood glucose ≥ 100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L) or HbA1c ≥ 5.7%
- Have a device (e.g., smartphone, tablet, computer) for communication with the central cardiologist-led team managing drug treatment for the personalized care group
Who cannot join
- History of symptomatic CVD defined as prior MI, exertional or unstable angina, ischemic stroke, claudication, arterial revascularization for atherosclerosis or other CVD being actively managed by a cardiologist, e.g. atrial fibrillation, heart failure
- Planned arterial revascularization
- Inability to complete screening CCTA or any condition that would increase the risk associated with CCTA or increase likelihood of uninterpretable scan including:
- eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 by the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD EPI) or Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation (www.kidney.org/professionals/kdoqi/gfr_calculator)
- Allergy to iodinated contrast or history of contrast-induced nephropathy (including adverse reaction to contrast at screening CCTA) or screening laboratory values consistent with untreated hyperthyroidism. Participants with elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) may be enrolled but should be referred to their physician for evaluation for treatment.
- Thyroid cancer in the previous five (5) years or planned radioactive iodine treatment
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- Weight > 300 lbs. (136 kg) or above manufacturer-recommended limit for scanner and table at the site
- Inability to hold breath for > 10 seconds
- Active arrhythmia (atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, frequent premature atrial, or ventricular contractions) with poorly controlled rate (i.e., > 80 beats per minute at screening or prior to CCTA)
- Contraindication to dosing with beta blocker or nitroglycerin on day of screening CCTA
- Any other factor that, in the opinion of the investigator, would increase participant risk or increase the chance of an uninterpretable CCTA
- Unsuitable as a trial participant in the opinion of the investigator for reasons including significant left main stenosis (e.g. ≥ 70%; site will be notified by Cleerly), other health condition with life expectancy < 3 years or being at risk of poor compliance with study procedures (e.g., active substance abuse or untreated mental illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, is likely to adversely affect adherence or retention)
Trial locations and contacts
125 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
125 sites in 1 country
United States125 sites, 123 recruiting
- Recruiting
Hendrick Health
Abilene, Texas, 79601
Ren Zhang, MD
- Recruiting
Summa Health
Akron, Ohio, 44304
Wissam Alajaji, MD
- Recruiting
Aiyan Diabetes Center
Augusta, Georgia, 30907
Anthony D. Turner, MD
- Recruiting
University of Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045
Steve Simon
Steve Simon, MD
- Recruiting
Gadolin Research
Beaumont, Texas, 77702
John T Fowler, MD
- Recruiting
Cardiovascular Research Foundation of Southern California
Beverly Hills, California, 90210
Ronald P. Karlsberg, MD
- Recruiting
Amicis Research: Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, California, 90211
Michael Levine, MD
- Recruiting
Flourish Medical Research
Boca Raton, Florida, 33434
Michael Hafran, MD
- Recruiting
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114
Pradeep Natarajan, MD
- Recruiting
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115
Ron Blankstein, MD
- Recruiting
Flourish Bowie dba Flourish Research
Bowie, Maryland, 20715
Sara Collins, MD
- Recruiting
Clindove Research
Brooklyn, New York, 11221
Nelly Cohen, MD
- Recruiting
Swift Clinical Research
Brooklyn, New York, 11226
Manoj Dalmia, MD
- Recruiting
Capital Area Research
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, 17011
Venkatesh Nadar, MD
- Recruiting
Valiance Clinical Research - Canoga Park
Canoga Park, California, 91303
Rami Shaarawy
- Recruiting
Chandler Clinical Trials
Chandler, Arizona, 85224
Muhammad Salim, MD
- Recruiting
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599
Matthew Cavender, MD
- Recruiting
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425
Marc-Andre Cornier, MD
- Recruiting
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, West Virginia, 25304
Sarah Rinehart, MD
- Recruiting
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611
Paul C. Cremer, MD
- Recruiting
Cardiovascular Institute of San Diego
Chula Vista, California, 91911
Milind D. Parikh, MD
- Recruiting
Community DPC
Cleveland, Tennessee, 37312
Carlton Volberg, MD
- Recruiting
KUR Research at CMP
Columbia, Maryland, 21045
William Saway, MD
- Recruiting
Apex Research
Cross City, Florida, 32628
Tamir Salmani, MD
- Recruiting
St. Josephs (Intermountain Healthcare)
Denver, Colorado, 80218
Christopher Angus, MD
- Recruiting
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, 48202
Cori E Russell, MD
- Recruiting
Emory University
Dunwoody, Georgia, 30338
Ambar Kulshreshtha, MD
- Recruiting
Duke University Hospital
Durham, North Carolina, 27701
William Yancy, MD
- Recruiting
Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Durham VAMC)
Durham, North Carolina, 27705
Hayden Bosworth, MD
- Recruiting
St Elizabeth Health Care - CRI
Edgewood, Kentucky, 41017
Erica Pivato, MD
- Recruiting
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
Everett, Washington, 98201
Xiaojing Jennie Shen, MD
- Recruiting
Sanford Health
Fargo, North Dakota, 58102
David J. Clardy, MD
- Recruiting
Privia Medical Group Georgia LLC -Fayetteville (Javara)
Fayetteville, Georgia, 30214
Charlotte Grayson Mathis, MD
- Recruiting
Cape Fear Valley Health System (Javara Inc.)
Fayetteville, North Carolina, 28304
Nafisa Saleem, MD
- Recruiting
Advanced Heart and Vascular Institute of Hunterdon
Flemington, New Jersey, 08822
Andrey Espinoza, MD
- Recruiting
Northshore University Health System
Glenview, Illinois, 60026
Amit K. Pursnani, MD
- Recruiting
Amicis Research: Granada Hills
Granada Hills, California, 91324
Pascal Dabel, MD
- Recruiting
CardioVoyage, LLC
Greenville, Texas, 75402
Marc Demyun, MD
- Recruiting
Evolution Research Center
Hialeah, Florida, 33012
Riquel Gonzalez, MD
- Recruiting
Helium Research Group
Houston, Texas, 77004
Ijeoma A. Ekeruo
- Recruiting
Kelsey Research Foundation
Houston, Texas, 77025
Rohan R Wagle, MD
- Recruiting
The Methodist Hospital, DeBakey Cardiology Associates
Houston, Texas, 77030
Sadeer Al-Kindi, MD
- Recruiting
Gulf Coast Clinical Research, LLC
Houston, Texas, 77070
Anjani Pandya, MD
- Recruiting
Valiance Clinical Research: Huntington Park
Huntington Park, California, 90255
Philip Kim, MD
- Recruiting
HALO Diagnostics
Indian Wells, California, 92210
John F. Feller, MD
- Recruiting
Indiana Medical Research Institute
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202
Arshad P. Malik
- Recruiting
Franciscan Physician Network- Indiana Heart Physicians
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46237
Ryan P Daly, MD
- Recruiting
Rasaj Research
Jackson Heights, New York, 11372
Ammara Mushtaq, MD
- Recruiting
UF Health Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, 32209
Luis Ortega Paz, MD
- Recruiting
Boeson Research Kalispell
Kalispell, Montana, 59901
Justin Buls, MD
- Recruiting
University of Tennessee Medical Center
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37920
Kashif A. Shaikh, MD
- Recruiting
Scripps Health
La Jolla, California, 92037
Elizabeth Epstein, MD
- Recruiting
Optum- Long Island NY
Lake Success, New York, 11042
Steven Goldberg, MD
- Recruiting
Chemidox Clinical Trials
Lancaster, California, 93534
Pamela Dewar-DeSilva, MD
- Recruiting
Aeres Clinical Research
Laredo, Texas, 78041
Amando Garza, MD
- Recruiting
Southwest Medical Associates- Optum Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89102
Tatiana O. Tsvetkova, MD
- Recruiting
Vector Clinical Trials
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89128
Bharat R. Mocherla, MD
- Recruiting
DC Clinical Research
Lewisville, Texas, 75057
Moiz M. Shafiq, MD
- Recruiting
Bryan Heart
Lincoln, Nebraska, 68506
Chad E. Travers, MD
- Recruiting
Randomize Now- Atlanta West
Lithia Springs, Georgia, 30122
Millard Collier Jr., MD
- Recruiting
Loma Linda University Health
Loma Linda, California, 92354
Purvi Parwani, MD
- Recruiting
Long Beach Research Institute
Long Beach, California, 90805
Ashley Duzik, MD
- Recruiting
UofL Health
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202
Shahab Ghafghazi, MD
- Recruiting
Randomize Now-Burton Medical
Macon, Georgia, 31210
Frederick Burton, MD
- Recruiting
Virtua Health, Inc.
Marlton, New Jersey, 08053
Mark T. Finch, MD
- Recruiting
North Dallas Research Associates - Kerlo Network
McKinney, Texas, 75069
Muhammad Akram Khan, MD
- Recruiting
Care Institute- High Desert
Meridian, Idaho, 83642
David A. Hinchman, MD
- Recruiting
SMS Clinical Research
Mesquite, Texas, 75149
Salma Saiger, MD
- Recruiting
Fiel Wellness Clinical Research LLC
Miami, Florida, 33135
Osvaldo Caroma, MD
- Recruiting
BioPhase Research
Miami, Florida, 33137
Julie Cadet-Plassman, MD
- Recruiting
United Clinical Research
Miami, Florida, 33155
Teresa B. Alfonso, MD
Alfonso
- Recruiting
Atlantis Clinical Research, LLC
Miami, Florida, 33173
Leyvi Alvarado Miranda, MD
- Recruiting
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute
Miami, Florida, 33173
Jonathan Fialkow, MD
- Recruiting
Farma Medical Inc.
Miami, Florida, 33183
Ingrid Fernandez-Milian, MD
- Recruiting
New Access Research and Medical Center
Miami, Florida, 33186
Sander Fernandez, MD
- Recruiting
Quantum Clinical Trials
Miami Beach, Florida, 33140
Christopher A. Fayeghi, MD
- Recruiting
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407
Michael D. Miedema, MD
- Recruiting
Boeson Research Fort Missoula
Missoula, Montana, 59804
Audrey Remmers, MD
- Recruiting
Ace Research Institute - Monterey Park
Monterey Park, California, 91754
Yu-Hsiang Sam Lee, MD
- Active, not recruiting
West Clinical Research
Morehead City, North Carolina, 28557
- Recruiting
Northwell Health Northern Westchester Hospital
Mount Kisco, New York, 10549
Margaret Andersen, MD
- Recruiting
TriStar Centennial Medical Center (HCA Health Care)
Nashville, Tennessee, 37202
David Huneycutt, MD
- Recruiting
Rutgers State University
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901
Sabahat Bokhari, MD
- Recruiting
Ascension DePaul Services Research Center
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70127
Kristen Thomas, MD
- Recruiting
Mount Sinai West
New York, New York, 10019
Waqas A Malick, MD
- Recruiting
Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10029
Solomon Bienstock, MD
- Recruiting
Amicis Research: Newhall
Newhall, California, 91321
Thuong Vo, MD
- Recruiting
Evergreen Clinical Trials
Norcross, Georgia, 30092
Dmitriy Pelishev, MD
- Recruiting
Ace Research Institute: Northridge
Northridge, California, 91324
Richard Park, MD
- Recruiting
Amicis Research: Northridge
Northridge, California, 91324
Nana Barseghian, MD
- Recruiting
Ace Research Institute: Northridge #2
Northridge, California, 91325
William Y. Josephson, MD
- Active, not recruiting
Northridge Clinical Trials
Northridge, California, 91325
- Recruiting
Hightower Clinical
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73007
Faisal Latif, MD
- Recruiting
Medical Research International, LLC
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73109
Joseph Grillo, MD
- Recruiting
University of California- Irvine
Orange, California, 92868
Ailin Barseghian El-Farra, MD
- Recruiting
Stanford Health Care
Palo Alto, California, 94304
Sandra Tsai, MD
- Recruiting
VA Palo Alto
Palo Alto, California, 94304
Shriram Nallamshetty, MD
- Recruiting
The Valley Hospital
Paramus, New Jersey, 07652
Himanshu Gupta, MD
- Recruiting
Ascension Sacred Heart
Pensacola, Florida, 32504
Rohit Amin, MD
- Recruiting
Clinical Research Center of Florida
Pompano Beach, Florida, 33060
Howard S. Koch, MD
- Recruiting
Peachtree Clinical Solutions - Noir Research Collective
Powder Springs, Georgia, 30127
Karan Raghavan, MD
- Recruiting
Chippenham Johnston Willis Medical Center
Richmond, Virginia, 23225
Michael Arcarese, MD
- Recruiting
Randomize Now, LLC - Noir Research Collective
Riverdale, Georgia, 30296
Claire K. Willie, MD
- Recruiting
Amicis Research: San Fernando
San Fernando, California, 91306
Farid Yasharpour, MD
- Recruiting
Privia Medical Group Gulf Coast, PLLC ( Javara Inc.)
San Marcos, Texas, 78666
Alan Lee, MD
- Recruiting
Privia Medical Group Georgia, LLC (Javara Inc.)
Savannah, Georgia, 31406
Thomas G. Moriarity, MD
- Recruiting
Scottsdale Clinical Trials
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85260
Todd Dreitzler, MD
- Recruiting
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, 98195
Kelley Branch, MD
- Recruiting
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110
Farhan M. Katchi, MD
- Recruiting
Saint Louis Heart and Vascular
St Louis, Missouri, 63136
Gil Vardi, MD
- Recruiting
Privia Medical Group- North Texas
Stephenville, Texas, 76401
Benjamin Marcum, MD
- Recruiting
Sun City Research
Sun City, Arizona, 85381
Juan Rodriguez, MD
- Recruiting
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, 33620
Shone Almeida, MD
- Recruiting
Valiance Clinical Research - Tarzana
Tarzana, California, 91356
Harpreet Singh, MD
- Recruiting
Holy Name Medical Center
Teaneck, New Jersey, 07666
Jaffar Raza, MD
- Recruiting
Privia Medical Group Georgia - Thomasville (Javara)
Thomasville, Georgia, 31792
William L. Cooper, MD
- Recruiting
Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor - UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California, 90502
Suvasini Lakshmanan, MD
- Recruiting
Noble Clinical Research
Tucson, Arizona, 85704
Roxana Rodriguez, MD
- Recruiting
Ascension St. John - Jane Phillips Medical Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74104
Michael Megaly, MD
- Recruiting
Amicis Research: Valencia
Valencia, California, 91355
Dennis Lewis, MD
- Recruiting
Concierge Clinical Trials
Valley Village, California, 91607
Neal R. Cutler, MD
- Recruiting
MercyOne Iowa Heart Center
West Des Moines, Iowa, 50266
Enrico L. Martin, MD
- Not yet recruiting
Kalo Clinical Research
West Valley City, Utah, 84120
William J. Walsh, MD
- Recruiting
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157
Michael Shapiro, MD
- Recruiting
Trinity Health Michigan Heart
Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48917
Ahmad Mizyed, MD
About this study
Official title: A Randomized Comparison of Cleerly Coronary Artery Disease Stage-Based Care Versus Risk Factor-Based Care for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events
TRANSFORM is a prospective, randomized, open blinded endpoint (PROBE), event-driven, pragmatic trial in patients who are at increased risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) disease but with no known symptomatic CV disease. The trial tests the hypothesis that a Cleerly Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Staging System-based care strategy reduces CV events compared with risk factor-based care.
Read the detailed description
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) persists as the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide at high societal cost. The current primary CVD prevention strategy relies upon risk stratification using population health markers such as age, sex, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia and tobacco use, with preventive therapy intensified in higher risk strata. Since these risk factors are indirect surrogate markers of the underlying disease, atherosclerosis, this strategy leads to treatment of individuals with risk factors who do not have atherosclerosis and failure to treat those with significant atherosclerosis who lack risk factors. The current strategy also cannot determine which individuals are inadequately treated despite effective risk factor management (residual risk). With the current approach, the CV death rate is trending upward in the US despite evidence that screening asymptomatic patients reduces CV events and the widespread availability of effective preventive therapies.
This randomized, controlled, pragmatic trial is designed to address the unmet need for better strategies to identify asymptomatic individuals at increased risk for CV events due to atherosclerosis and to personalize their treatment based on CV risk estimates using coronary artery disease (CAD) visualization and quantification.
This study enrolls patients without known symptoms of ASCVD but who are at increased risk for ASCVD due to their age and having diabetes, prediabetes or metabolic syndrome and tests the hypothesis that a CAD Staging System-based care strategy reduces CV events compared with risk factor-based care. The Cleerly CAD Staging System incorporates imaging-based evaluation for coronary atherosclerosis, algorithm-supported pharmacotherapy and personalized education about their CAD.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, PreDiabetes, Metabolic Syndrome
- Being tested
- The Cleerly CAD Staging System
- Medical subject headings
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Prediabetic State, Metabolic Syndrome
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
The Cleerly CAD Staging SystemDevice
The Cleerly CAD Staging System is software that utilizes a proprietary algorithm to identify CAD, stage the severity of CAD when present, and generate a prognostic risk score to inform treatment decisions that support CV disease prevention.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Risk Factor-Based Care | No intervention | The risk factor-based care group will be managed by their usual care providers, with an initial pre-randomization assessment of current treatment by a centralized cardiology team to optimize care relative to primary prevention guidelines. During the trial, the centralized cardiology team will monitor the provision of medications prescribed and lab values relative to guidelines, and provide feedback and education to site investigators to support optimization. CCTA results will be centrally archived and will remain blinded to the usual care provider until the end of the study. |
| Cleerly Stage-Based Care | Experimental | The Cleerly Stage-Based Care group will receive personalized care centrally managed by a remote cardiologist-led team. They will also receive an initial pre-randomization assessment of current treatment by a centralized cardiology team to optimize care relative to primary prevention guidelines. Cleerly CAD Staging System results will be discussed with participants and serve as the basis for standardized algorithm-supported pharmacotherapy \& education, which will be intensified if plaque burden has progressed at 24 months. Receives: Device: The Cleerly CAD Staging System |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The primary objective is to compare Cleerly stage-based care with risk factor-based care on the risk of CV events.
The primary endpoint is total (first and subsequent) events for the composite endpoint of CV death, myocardial infarction (MI), ischemic stroke, acute limb ischemia, clinically driven arterial revascularization, and hospitalization or urgent visit for heart failure.
Measured: Through study completion- an average of 3.5 years
Secondary outcomes (5)
The secondary objective is to compare Cleerly CAD stage-based care with risk factor-based care on other clinical events of CV and renal morbidity and mortality.
The secondary endpoints are time from randomization to first occurence of an event in the primary efficacy endpoint.
Measured: Through study completion- an average of 3.5 years
The secondary objective is to compare Cleerly CAD stage-based care with risk factor-based care on other clinical events of CV and renal morbidity and mortality.
The secondary endpoints are total occurences after randomization of the primary efficacy endpoing, kidney failure, sustained estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decrease >40% from baseline, and death from renal causes.
Measured: Through study completion- an average of 3.5 years
The secondary objective is to compare Cleerly CAD stage-based care with risk factor-based care on other clinical events of CV and renal morbidity and mortality.
The secondary endpoints are first and total occurrences after randomization of coronary death, MI, and urgent coronary revascularization.
Measured: Through study completion- an average of 3.5 years
The secondary objective is to compare Cleerly CAD stage-based care with risk factor-based care on other clinical events of CV and renal morbidity and mortality.
The secondary endpoints are time from randomization to first occurrence of MI or ischemic stroke.
Measured: Through study completion- an average of 3.5 years
The secondary objective is to compare Cleerly CAD stage-based care with risk factor-based care on other clinical events of CV and renal morbidity and mortality.
The secondary endpoints are time from randomization to all-cause death.
Measured: Through study completion- an average of 3.5 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted1 Nov 2023
- Study start6 Mar 2024
- Primary completion5 Mar 2029 (estimated)
- Study completion5 Mar 2029 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Studies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Prospective, randomized, open blinded endpoint (PROBE), event-driven pragmatic trial
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 7,500 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Cleerly, Inc.
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Collaborators
- CPC Clinical Research
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, Study chair, Mt. Sinai HeartDavid J. Maron, MD, FASPC, Study chair, Stanford University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06112418
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 202302CPC
- Acronym
- TRANSFORM
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 2 Oct 2023
- Last updated
- 28 Sep 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- Yes
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Tsao CW, Aday AW, Almarzooq ZI, Alonso A, Beaton AZ, Bittencourt MS, Boehme AK, Buxton AE, Carson AP, Commodore-Mensah Y, Elkind MSV, Evenson KR, Eze-Nliam C, Ferguson JF, Generoso G, Ho JE, Kalani R, Khan SS, Kissela BM, Knutson KL, Levine DA, Lewis TT, Liu J, Loop MS, Ma J, Mussolino ME, Navaneethan SD, Perak AM, Poudel R, Rezk-Hanna M, Roth GA, Schroeder EB, Shah SH, Thacker EL, VanWagner LB, Virani SS, Voecks JH, Wang NY, Yaffe K, Martin SS. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2022 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2022 Feb 22;145(8):e153-e639. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001052. Epub 2022 Jan 26.
PubMed 35078371Clerc OF, Fuchs TA, Stehli J, Benz DC, Grani C, Messerli M, Giannopoulos AA, Buechel RR, Luscher TF, Pazhenkottil AP, Kaufmann PA, Gaemperli O. Non-invasive screening for coronary artery disease in asymptomatic diabetic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Aug 1;19(8):838-846. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jey014.
PubMed 29452348
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 Sep 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Randomized Comparison of Cleerly Coronary Artery Disease Stage-Based Care Versus Risk Factor-Based Care for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06112418
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- TRANSFORM / 202302CPC
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, PreDiabetes, Metabolic Syndrome
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 7,500 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Cleerly, Inc.Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Collaborators
- CPC Clinical Research
- Study start
- 6 Mar 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 5 Mar 2029 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 5 Mar 2029 (estimated)
- First posted
- 1 Nov 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
TRANSFORM is a prospective, randomized, open blinded endpoint (PROBE), event-driven, pragmatic trial in patients who are at increased risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) disease but with no known symptomatic CV disease. The trial tests the hypothesis that a Cleerly Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Staging System-based care strategy reduces CV events compared with risk factor-based care.
Detailed description
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) persists as the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide at high societal cost. The current primary CVD prevention strategy relies upon risk stratification using population health markers such as age, sex, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia and tobacco use, with preventive therapy intensified in higher risk strata. Since these risk factors are indirect surrogate markers of the underlying disease, atherosclerosis, this strategy leads to treatment of individuals with risk factors who do not have atherosclerosis and failure to treat those with significant atherosclerosis who lack risk factors. The current strategy also cannot determine which individuals are inadequately treated despite effective risk factor management (residual risk). With the current approach, the CV death rate is trending upward in the US despite evidence that screening asymptomatic patients reduces CV events and the widespread availability of effective preventive therapies.
This randomized, controlled, pragmatic trial is designed to address the unmet need for better strategies to identify asymptomatic individuals at increased risk for CV events due to atherosclerosis and to personalize their treatment based on CV risk estimates using coronary artery disease (CAD) visualization and quantification.
This study enrolls patients without known symptoms of ASCVD but who are at increased risk for ASCVD due to their age and having diabetes, prediabetes or metabolic syndrome and tests the hypothesis that a CAD Staging System-based care strategy reduces CV events compared with risk factor-based care. The Cleerly CAD Staging System incorporates imaging-based evaluation for coronary atherosclerosis, algorithm-supported pharmacotherapy and personalized education about their CAD.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Prospective, randomized, open blinded endpoint (PROBE), event-driven pragmatic trial
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Risk Factor-Based Care | No intervention | –The risk factor-based care group will be managed by their usual care providers, with an initial pre-randomization assessment of current treatment by a centralized cardiology team to optimize care relative to primary prevention guidelines. During the trial, the centralized cardiology team will monitor the provision of medications prescribed and lab values relative to guidelines, and provide feedback and education to site investigators to support optimization. CCTA results will be centrally archived and will remain blinded to the usual care provider until the end of the study. |
| Cleerly Stage-Based Care | Experimental | Device: The Cleerly CAD Staging SystemThe Cleerly Stage-Based Care group will receive personalized care centrally managed by a remote cardiologist-led team. They will also receive an initial pre-randomization assessment of current treatment by a centralized cardiology team to optimize care relative to primary prevention guidelines. Cleerly CAD Staging System results will be discussed with participants and serve as the basis for standardized algorithm-supported pharmacotherapy \& education, which will be intensified if plaque burden has progressed at 24 months. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 55 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (9 listed)
- Provided electronic or written informed consent
- Men > 55, women > 65 years of age
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus requiring pharmacologic therapy, prediabetes (most recent HbA1c 5.7 to 6.4% and/or fasting glucose 100-125 mg/dL [5.6-6.9 mmol/L]) and/or metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is defined as > 3 of the following criteria (International Diabetes Federation 2006):
- Have a device (e.g., smartphone, tablet, computer) for communication with the central cardiologist-led team managing drug treatment for the personalized care group
Key exclusion criteria (12 listed)
- History of symptomatic CVD defined as prior MI, exertional or unstable angina, ischemic stroke, claudication, arterial revascularization for atherosclerosis or other CVD being actively managed by a cardiologist, e.g. atrial fibrillation, heart failure
- Planned arterial revascularization
- Inability to complete screening CCTA or any condition that would increase the risk associated with CCTA or increase likelihood of uninterpretable scan including:
- Unsuitable as a trial participant in the opinion of the investigator for reasons including significant left main stenosis (e.g. ≥ 70%; site will be notified by Cleerly), other health condition with life expectancy < 3 years or being at risk of poor compliance with study procedures (e.g., active substance abuse or untreated mental illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, is likely to adversely affect adherence or retention)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| The Cleerly CAD Staging SystemThe Cleerly CAD Staging System is software that utilizes a proprietary algorithm to identify CAD, stage the severity of CAD when present, and generate a prognostic risk score to inform treatment decisions that support CV disease prevention. | Device | Cleerly Stage-Based Care |
Primary outcome
The primary objective is to compare Cleerly stage-based care with risk factor-based care on the risk of CV events.
Time frame: Through study completion- an average of 3.5 years
The primary endpoint is total (first and subsequent) events for the composite endpoint of CV death, myocardial infarction (MI), ischemic stroke, acute limb ischemia, clinically driven arterial revascularization, and hospitalization or urgent visit for heart failure.
5 secondary outcomes
The secondary objective is to compare Cleerly CAD stage-based care with risk factor-based care on other clinical events of CV and renal morbidity and mortality.
Time frame: Through study completion- an average of 3.5 years
The secondary objective is to compare Cleerly CAD stage-based care with risk factor-based care on other clinical events of CV and renal morbidity and mortality.
Time frame: Through study completion- an average of 3.5 years
The secondary objective is to compare Cleerly CAD stage-based care with risk factor-based care on other clinical events of CV and renal morbidity and mortality.
Time frame: Through study completion- an average of 3.5 years
The secondary objective is to compare Cleerly CAD stage-based care with risk factor-based care on other clinical events of CV and renal morbidity and mortality.
Time frame: Through study completion- an average of 3.5 years
The secondary objective is to compare Cleerly CAD stage-based care with risk factor-based care on other clinical events of CV and renal morbidity and mortality.
Time frame: Through study completion- an average of 3.5 years
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 Sep 2026.
- Background: PubMed 35078371Tsao CW, Aday AW, Almarzooq ZI, Alonso A, Beaton AZ, Bittencourt MS, Boehme AK, Buxton AE, Carson AP, Commodore-Mensah Y, Elkind MSV, Evenson KR, Eze-Nliam C, Ferguson JF, Generoso G, Ho JE, Kalani R, Khan SS, Kissela BM, Knutson KL, Levine DA, Lewis TT, Liu J, Loop MS, Ma J, Mussolino ME, Navaneethan SD, Perak AM, Poudel R, Rezk-Hanna M, Roth GA, Schroeder EB, Shah SH, Thacker EL, VanWagner LB, Virani SS, Voecks JH, Wang NY, Yaffe K, Martin SS. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2022 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2022 Feb 22;145(8):e153-e639. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001052. Epub 2022 Jan 26.
- Background: PubMed 29452348Clerc OF, Fuchs TA, Stehli J, Benz DC, Grani C, Messerli M, Giannopoulos AA, Buechel RR, Luscher TF, Pazhenkottil AP, Kaufmann PA, Gaemperli O. Non-invasive screening for coronary artery disease in asymptomatic diabetic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Aug 1;19(8):838-846. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jey014.
- World Health Organization - Cardiovascular DiseasesLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH study chair
Mt. Sinai Heart
David J. Maron, MD, FASPC study chair
Stanford University
125 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing The Cleerly CAD Staging System in people with Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 and PreDiabetes, run by Cleerly, Inc. at 125 sites in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 12 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Sep 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 125 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Ryann Sardinia (7207398191, ryann.sardinia@cleerlyhealth.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
The primary objective is to compare Cleerly stage-based care with risk factor-based care on the risk of CV events. (time frame: Through study completion- an average of 3.5 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06112418, which also lists 2 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Sep 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 26 Oct 2026.