Cardiovascular disease Circulatory System
Conditions
Interventions
The three trial arms are the different methods of invitation to attend a NHS Health Check (with attendance/non-attendance as the outcome):
1. Standard letter (control) - patients rece
Medium 10-19.9%
low <10%).
Random allocation of individual patients within practices was completed within EMIS using bespoke searches: an eligible cohort search was run using the existing search base
search was run to randomly select 33.3% of the cohort and allocate them to Arm 1
search was run to randomly select 50% of the remaining cohort and allocate them to Arm 2
the remaining 33.3% of the cohort were allocated to Arm 3. For each arm, patients are invited up to three times before being recorded as a non-responder (and non-attender).
Sponsors
Staffordshire University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients will be included if they are: 1. Registered at one of the participating practices 2. Aged 40-74 years 3. Are eligible and due for a NHS Health based on the national programme criteria (see exclusion criteria)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: National NHS Health Check eligibility criteria will exclude patients from receiving an invitation if any of the following apply: 1. Coronary heart disease 2. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) which has been classified as stage 3, 4 or 5 within the meaning of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical guideline 182 on Chronic Kidney Disease 3. Diabetes 4. Hypertension 5. Atrial fibrillation 6. Transient ischaemic attack 7. Hypercholesterolemia 8. Heart failure 9. Peripheral arterial disease 10. Stroke 11. Prescribed statins 12. People who have previously had an NHS Health Check, or any other check undertaken through the health service in England, and found to have a 20% or higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease over the next ten years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Uptake of NHS Health Check, measured at 12 months from baseline or earlier if the practice had invited the entire cohort before 12 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Response to NHS Health Check invitation, measured at 12 months from baseline or earlier if the practice had invited the entire cohort before 12 months | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed