Absolute risk trial in general practice

Not Applicable

• Conditions: management; absolute risk; Cardiovascular risk; general practice; assessment; Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000387325
• Lead Sponsor: Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity,

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-08-04
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1640

Inclusion Criteria

Patients:
Aged 45-69 (including 45 and 69)
Attend the practice in the last 12 months
Sufficient English to understand the invitation letter and complete the questionnaires.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander (not suitable for the calculator).

2. diagnosed or treated for:
Angina,
Myocardial infarction,
Previous coronary revascularisation = angioplasty, coronary artery stent, coronary angiography +stent, coronary artery bypass graft, coronary artery surgery,
Heart failure,
Stroke,
Transient ischaemic attack,
cognitive impairment (eg dementia).

3. taking any of the following medications:
Nitrates = glyceryl trinitrate, isosorbide mononitrate, isosorbide dinitrate,
Clopidogrel.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes of physiological risk (eg: blood pressure and blood lipids). <br>Collected by medical record audits[At baseline and 12 months after intervention];Changes of prescribing of medications (lipid lowering and antihypertensive medications).<br> Collected by medical record audits[At baseline and 12 months after intervention];lifestyle risk factors (eg self-reported smoking status, physical activity levels and diet (consumption fruit and vegetables) and health status.<br>collected by questionnaires, which include questions developed and validated by our team, Smoking, Nutrition, Alcohol, Physical activity (SNAP) questions, and questions from Australian National Health Survey.[At baseline and 12 months after intervention]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change of CVAR calculated by GP.<br>Collected by medical record audits.[At baseline and 12 months after intervention];Referrals to dietician, exercise program, smoking cessation program. <br>Collected by medical record audits.[At baseline and 12 months after intervention];Number of new diagnosis of cardiac disease.<br>Collected by medical record audits.[12 months after intervention];Changes of patient readiness to change and patient Activation Measure.<br>Collected by questionnaires, which include questions developed and validated by our team and Patient Activation Measure Questions.[At baseline and 12 months after intervention]