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Improving the quality of care for men with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) who undergo regular screening: reducing the psychosocial consequences of screening and developing a patient-centred Exit Strategy from surveillance

Person centred abdominal aortic aneurysm study (PCAAAS)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN17240424
Enrollment
1350
Registered
2023-02-09
Start date
2023-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening Circulatory System

Interventions

Current interventions as of 13/02/2025: In the first work package we will develop a new intervention to reduce the psychological consequences of screening. We will do a survey of men ‘in surveillanc

Sponsors

University of Sheffield
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Initially men in AAA surveillance will be approached 2. For later work their partners/family will also be approached 3. For some parts of the study only men in surveillance who also describe anxiety will be included

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Men who have not consented to be approached by researchers

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Identification of predictors of psychosocial problems - measures will include standardised measures such as the EQ5D-L, COS-AAA and e-PAQ-VAS as well as project-specific questions, qualitative interviews and focus groups.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Identify preferences for exit strategies. Measures will include a project-specific survey, focus groups and qualitative interviews.

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026