Acute Coronary Syndrome and Care-Seeking Delay: A Web Based Behavioral Study
Completed
Conditions studied: Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Attack, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Unstable Angina
In brief
The primary aim of this study is to increase our understanding of care-seeking behavior surrounding heart attacks or acute coronary syndromes \[ACS\]. This study uses an internet based survey to ask individuals how they obtained medical care in the midst of a heart attack. At present, care-seeking delay among individuals stricken with a heart attack prevents them from obtaining the full therapeutic benefit of hospital based medical care in a timely manner to reduce the long term health consequences of a heart attack. By using a self-tailoring survey instrument the study attempts to take into consideration the complex social processes by which the individual and their family make decisions to seek medical care for symptoms of a heart attack. The study is designed to obtain a national sample of ACS care-seeking behavior in the United States.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01407146
- Run by
- Yale University
- People needed
- 2381
- Starts
- 2011-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2020-04-03
Who can join
Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
Where it is running
- Yale University School of Nursing — New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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