Secondary preventive, nurse based, telephone follow-up for risk factor control after an acute coronary syndrome

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Acute coronary syndrome; Circulatory System; Unstable angina/acute myocardial infarction

• Registration Number: ISRCTN96595458
• Lead Sponsor: Jamtland County Council (Sweden)

Brief Summary

2014 Protocol article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25131960 protocol 2015 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26466804 results 2016 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26876722 results 2016 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27129980 results 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34489516/ (added 08/09/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-08-24
• Study Completion: 2017-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 20 September 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 962

Inclusion Criteria

1. All patients living in the county of Jämtland, Sweden, and hospitalised with a diagnosis of myocardial infarction or unstable angina will be assessed for inclusion.
1.1. Östersund hospital is the only hospital in the county and all patients, terminal care excluded, with symptoms of a suspected acute coronary syndrome are referred for diagnostic evaluation. A routine for identification of all patients in the hospital with a possible acute coronary syndrome ( ACS) has been established in previous studies.
2. All patients with a physical and mental capacity to communicate by telephone

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with severe disease
2. Not able to communicate by telephone
3. Dementia
4. Deafness
5. Participation in another trial

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol<br> 2. Sitting systolic and diastolic blood pressure<br> An adjusted analysis to account for differences in important baseline variables, if any, will be performed. Outcomes are measured after 12, 24 and 36 months of follow-up.<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. The proportion of patients reaching the target for:<br> 1.1. Total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol<br> 1.2. Sitting systolic and diastolic blood pressure<br> 1.3. Standing systolic and diastolic blood pressure<br> 1.4. Smoking rates<br> 1.5. Change in body mass index and physical activity<br> Blood pressures are measured standardised as described above. Smoking (yes/no) and physical activity (duration and intensity/week) are self reported. Subanalyses according to age and gender are planned.<br>