Secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in general practice.
Completed
- Conditions
- Heart diseaseCirculatory System
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN27780786
- Lead Sponsor
- Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 597
Inclusion Criteria
597 patients from 67 practices in Southampton and South-West Hampshire who had been admitted to hospital or attended a chest pain clinic with a myocardial infarct or recent-onset angina were recruited to the study. 38 patients died within 12 months.
Follow up rates were about 90%.
Exclusion Criteria
Does not match inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. At assessment demographic data and information on smoking and diet were collected. The patient's weight, height, blood pressure, and blood cholesterol were measured.<br>2. The three questionnaires asked about smoking, exercise, and diet; drug treatment; attendance at rehabilitation and other health services; and symptoms of pain and breathlessness. <br>3. Psychological state was assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale<br>4. Quality of life using the Euroqual scale<br>5. At 12 months the clinical examination repeated the baseline measurements, together with a measurement of blood cotinine in those who had ever smoked, and a 6 minute exercise test.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration