The Impact of Patient Involvement in Decision-Making About Heart Disease Prevention

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Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Disease

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether providing patients with information about their global coronary heart disease (CHD) risk and effective risk-reducing strategies allows them to make appropriate decisions about heart disease prevention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00315978

Run by

University of North Carolina

People needed

120

Starts

2003-06-01

Expected to finish

2004-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2007-07-10

Who can join

Age: 35 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• presenting for routine medical care with regular medical provider
• able to understand, speak, and read English

You may not qualify if…

• prior history of cardiovascular disease
• history of serious medical illness that would limit candidacy for screening
• previous participation in intensive risk modification as part of diabetes study in our clinic
• no cholesterol measurement in the last 3 years, limiting ability to provide up-to-date risk estimate

Where it is running

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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