Open Access Echocardiography in the Netherlands

The Impact of Open Access Echocardiography on Dutch Health Care

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON21666

Enrollment

1500

Registered

2008-03-20

Start date

2002-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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

Conditions

Open Access Echo, Echocardiography, Heart Failure, Valvular Heart Disease, Hypertension, Health Economy

Interventions

Echocardiography

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients, in whom the general+ practitioner thinks, they need echocardiography, but do not need referral: - Indications: cardiac murmurs, dyspnea, hypertension, atrial fibrillation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are controlled by a cardiologist

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
- Incidence of pathology, - Differences between age groups, - Diffrences between gender, - Cost-effectiveness	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Health care costs, - Incidence of cardial pathology (heart failure, valvular heart disease) at the general practitioner.	—

Contacts

Public ContactL.H.B. Baur

Atrium medical centre parkstad Department of Cardiology Henri Dunantstreet 5

+31 45 5766129

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)