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Educational outreach, rapid open-access echocardiography and selected rapid consultant access for suspected heart failure in primary care

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN84389328
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2004-01-23
Start date
1999-01-10
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

Cardiovascular diseases: Heart disease Circulatory System Heart disease

Interventions

Not provided at time of registration

Sponsors

NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: GPs, general physicians, geriatricians and cardiologists in County Durham and Teesside. Patients presenting to primary care with suspected heart failure.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Survey of diagnostic facilities. 2. Qualitative data on current practice, decision making and perceived barriers to diagnosis and management of suspected heart failure 3. An integrated care scheme for patients with suspected heart failure (outcomes to be measured will include diagnostic rates, appropriate treatment, quality of life, quality of symptom control, rates of hospital referral, rates of hospitalisation and economic costs) 4. An 'academic detailing' programme for training GPs to manage heart failure—

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