Cardiac Computed Tomography for Calicum Scoring
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to examine if communication of image-based cardiovascular risk to patients undergoing coronary artery calcium scoring (CAC) improves patient understanding of their risk for cardiovascular disease when compared with usual care (physician-only report).
Interventions
OTHERImage-Based Report
Participants will receive the new coronary artery calcium score risk report plus the old report
Sponsors
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 89 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age range: from 40 to 89 * Referred for CAC at UHHS
Exclusion criteria
* Less than 40 years of age or over 89 years old. * Underwent CAC at other locations besides UHHS.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in LDL Cholesterol | baseline-12 months | Change in LDL cholesterol levels obtained from EMR between baseline to 12 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stress tests ordered as measured by medical record review - yes/no | 12 months | Stress testing |
| Change in Total Cholesterol | baseline-12 months | Change in Total Cholesterol |
| Change in Triglycerides | baseline-12 months | Change in Triglycerides |
| Change in HDL cholesterol | baseline-12 months | Change in HDL cholesterol |
| Change in Weight | baseline-12 months | Change in Weight |
| Change in Systolic blood pressure | baseline-12 months | Change in Systolic blood pressure |
| Change in Diastolic blood pressure | baseline-12 months | Change in Diastolic blood pressure |
| Change in HbA1c | baseline-12 months | Change in HbA1c |
| Smoking Cessation Visits as measured by medical record review - yes/no | 12 months | Smoking Cessation Encounters |
| Aspirin prescriptions written as measured by medical record review - yes/no | 12 months | Aspirin prescriptions |
| Statin prescriptions written as measured by medical record review - yes/no | 12 months | Statin prescriptions |
Contacts
CONTACTHeidi Osborne
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORSadeer Al-Kindi, MD
University Hospitals
Outcome results
None listed