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Supporting Healthy Futures: Testing care-enhancement strategies to increase annual Health Checks and improve care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients in mainstream general practices

Not Applicable
Conditions
Diabetes
Hypertension
Cardiovascular disease
Hyperlipidaemia
Cardiovascular - Diseases of the vasculature and circulation including the lymphatic system
Cardiovascular - Hypertension
Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases
Metabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes
Public Health - Health service research
Registration Number
ACTRN12624001015538
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Newcastle
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
3300
Inclusion Criteria

General practices will be eligible to participate if they are located in New South Wales, not classified as an Aboriginal Medical Service or Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, agree to use Pen CS CAT4 for research data collection, and have at least 40 active clients recorded as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (at least three visits to the practice in the last two years).

Clients will be included in data collection via the electronic medical record data extraction if they are 18+ years of age and a current active patient of a participating general practice.

Exclusion Criteria

To prevent experimental contamination, if a recruited practice has GPs who work at a second practice, the second practice will be ineligible.

Clients under 18 years of age are not eligible for inclusion in medical record data extraction.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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