se of patient incentives to improve prevention of ischemic heart disease in general practice

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000183381
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Adelaide

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-04-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

Attendance at the general practice in the last 12 months
Literate in English

Exclusion Criteria

Previous diagnosis of heart disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Attendance for cardiovascular risk assessment to the patient's GP<br>An attendance slip is generated when the risk assessment is performed by the GP. The slip is collected by research staff during regular visits to particpating practices.<br>The risk assessment is confirmed when the medical record of consenting patients are audited 3-9 months after patients attend for their risk asessment.[The outcome is assessed when it occurs. Patients are allowed 6 months in which to attend their GP for a risk assessment. The visit is confirmed by a medical record audit that occurs within 3-9 months of the visit.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ew Zealand absolute cardiovascular risk calculator[At the cardiovascular risk assessment.<br>The data will be obtained by the researcher at the time of the medical note audit 3-9 months after GP risk assessment.];Absolute cardiovascular risk of patients in the intervention and control groups[At the time of the risk assessment]