NCT00716352

Prospective Registry of Outcomes and Management of Acute Ischaemic Syndromes

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,340 (actual)
• Sponsor: Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a multi-centre UK study designed to evaluate if an educational intervention programme delivered to health care professionals can improve the use of evidence based treatments in the management of patients admitted to hospital with non-ST elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome. A total of 38 centres participated, half received the educational intervention. Patients were followed to hospital discharge. Patients were followed up at 6 months. Longer term follow up through the Office Of National Statistics will be performed.

Detailed description

This is a multi-centre UK study designed to evaluate if an educational intervention programme delivered to health care professionals can improve the use of evidence based treatments in the management of patients admitted to hospital with non-ST elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome. A total of 38 centres participated. A cluster randomised method was used and half of centres received the educational intervention. Patients were followed to hospital discharge. Patients were followed up at 6 months and longer term follow up for mortality will be performed through the national databases.

Conditions

• Acute Coronary Syndromes
• Coronary Artery Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Educational intervention programme

Timeline

• Start date: 2004-03-01
• Completion: 2005-11-01
• First posted: 2008-07-16
• Last updated: 2008-07-16

Locations

37 sites across 1 country: United Kingdom