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The evaluation of guidelines on referral of patients with suspected heart failure for echocardiography.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN46767423
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2004-01-23
Start date
1997-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

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

Conditions

Heart disease Circulatory System Heart failure

Interventions

Not provided at time of registration

Sponsors

Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: General practices within Leicestershire with computerised prescribing registers will be admitted to the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not match inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Effectiveness of guidelines measured as changes in number of cases of suspected heart failure receiving appropriate diagnostic tests, costs of investigations and drugs, prescribing patterns and patient bourne costs.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Not provided at time of registration—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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