Can we detect unknown atrial fibrillation by screening people attending dental hospital appointments?
- Conditions
- Diagnosis of patients with atrial fibrillationCirculatory System
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN47361353
- Lead Sponsor
- Edinburgh Napier University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1000
Patients:
1. Adults aged 65 years and over
2. Being a patient of the Newcastle dental hospital
3. Able to give informed consent
4. Due to time and financial constraints surrounding the cost translation services and qualitative data transcription, the study will be unable to recruit participants who cannot adequately understand verbal explanations or written information given in English.
Healthcare professionals:
5. Healthcare professionals (and student healthcare professionals) who have been involved in the care of patients who are participating in the study.
Patients:
1. Have been diagnosed with severe co-existing conditions (severe dementia or terminal illness)
2. Are unable to give informed consent
3. Due to time and financial constraints surrounding the cost translation services and qualitative data transcription, the study will be unable to recruit participants who cannot adequately understand verbal explanations or written information given in English
Healthcare professionals:
4. Dental hospital staff/students who are not working at the Newcastle Dental Hospital and not involved in the care of study participants
5. GPs who are not involved in the care of study participants
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method