Feasibility of Hand-Held-Ultrasonography in Primary Care in the Screening of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Abdominal Aortic Atheromatosis.

Consorci d'Atenció Primària de Salut de l'Eixample1 site in 1 country106 target enrollmentJanuary 2011

ConditionsHypertension Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Atheromatosis

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Hypertension
Sponsor: Consorci d'Atenció Primària de Salut de l'Eixample
Enrollment: 106
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Number of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm detected by a Hand-held ultrasound in Primary Care.
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 11 years ago

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Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and abdominal aortic atheromatosis (AA-At) using a hand-held ultrasound by a general practitioner in Primary Health Care.

Detailed Description

Pilot study that prospectively study a cohort of men over 50 years with cardiovascular risk factors: active smokers, former smokers, or hypertensive patients, attended in primary health care center. General Practitioner complete an ultrasonography training in an Ultrasound Unit under supervision of experienced radiologists using an standard ultrasound equipment and hand-held ultrasound (Trademark: VScan®, Manufacturer: General Electric, USA). All images and video recorded are blindly evaluated by a radiologist in order to establish the concordance in the interpretation of images between general practitioner and radiologist. Kappa index is calculated to study the agreement on the presence or absence of AAA and AA-At. Logistic regression analysis is used to determine the factors that influence the presence of AA-At

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 2011

End Date

October 2011

Last Updated

11 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Single Group