Improving lifestyle adherence in patients with high risk of cardiovascular diseases in General Practice.
Completed
- Conditions
- Highe risk of (recurrent) cardiovascular disease which is (partly) based on modifiable lifestyle-related risk factors.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON19977
- Lead Sponsor
- Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI)Department of General PracticeMaastricht UniversityPO Box 6166200MD MaastrichtThe Netherlands
- Brief Summary
BMC Health Serv Res. 2008 Jan 14;8:9.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 720
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients aged 40-70 years without cardiovascular diseases (CVD) but with an absolute cardiovascular risk of >20% in 10 years;
2. Patients younger then 40 years without CVD, but with an extrapolated high estimation of their risk at an age of 60 due to modifiable lifestyle factors;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Cardiovascular patients or diabetes patients who are primarily managed in secondary care (e.g. by cardiologist or internist, in rehabilitation programme);
2. Patients at high-risk based on Familial Hypercholesterolaemia only.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method