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Describing, understanding and reacting upon variations in cardiac catheterization - the KARDIO study

Phase 2
Conditions
Angina pectoris
I25
Pain in throat and chest
Chronic ischaemic heart disease
I20
R07
Registration Number
DRKS00021165
Lead Sponsor
Philipps-Universität MarburgAbt. f. Allgemeinmedizin
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
239
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with chest pain / chest tightness, shortness of breath or similar symptoms for which you (recruiting doctors) are considering at least a distant cause of CHD;
Even patients who already have a CHD;
Even patients that you e.g. at V.a. seek acute coronary syndrome (home visit, emergency room);
Regardless of consequence (general, specialist and / or inpatient treatment)

Exclusion Criteria

Age <18 years,
Lack of knowledge of German

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Frequency of cardiac catheterization<br>(Telephone patient survey on use of services (modified FIMA) in intervention and control groups, each at T1 = 3 months)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Frequency of non-invasive diagnostics to clarify CHD<br>Survey: Telephone patient questionnaire on the use of services (modified FIMA) in the intervention and control groups, each at T1 = 3 months<br>Definition of non-invasive diagnostics: exercise ECG, stress echocardiography, CT angiography and / or CT coronary calcification, cardio-MRI, myocardial scintigraphy, myocardial PET<br><br>Share of use decision support<br>Survey: Telephone patient survey on decision support (dichotomous, own question) in intervention and control group, each at T1 = 3 months<br><br>Joint decision-making on cardiac catheters<br>Survey: Telephone patient survey for joint decision-making (PEF-9) on the further procedure in the intervention and control groups, each at T1 = 3 months
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