Coronary calcium scoring as first-line test to detect and exclude coronary artery disease in GP patients with stable chest pai
Recruiting
- Conditions
- coronary artery diseasecoronary heart disease10011082
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON55495
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 1600
Inclusion Criteria
Cluster:
GPs willing to be included in the trial in the collaborating GP organizations.
Individuals:
Patients with non-acute chest discomfort, either atypical AP or aspecific chest
pain, with indication for further evaluation to diagnose or exclude CAD as
determined by the GP
Exclusion Criteria
Individuals:
Men under 40 years, women under 45 years
Unwilling to provide written informed consent for the individual level outcomes
(secondary outcomes)
Pregnancy
Prior CAD (PCI/ CABG/ infarct/ stable CAD)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Main study parameters/endpoints (cluster based):<br /><br>To determine the increase in detection / treatment rate of CAD in GP offices<br /><br>with the calcium score-based strategy, compared to GP offices with the standard<br /><br>of care strategy, as measured by number of patients registered for/treated by<br /><br>the CardioVascular Risk factor Management guideline. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method