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A Novel Approach to Cardiovascular Health by Optimizing Risk Management (ANCHOR)

NCT01620996

CompletedNA

Sponsor: Nova Scotia Health Authority

Conditions: Cardiovascular Risk Reduction of Having a Coronary Event

Interventions: Minimal Intervention, Motivational Interviewing, Motivational Enhancement

Countries: Canada

Study Purpose and Design The goal of this study is to improve CVD risk in a primary care adult population, with the following primary objectives 1. To improve management of global cardiovascular risk of patients within two primary care practices, thereby improving their overall cardiac health. 2. To increase patient compliance with lifestyle aimed at pharmaceutical interventions aimed at decreasing global cardiovascular risk. Secondary objectives of the study are: 1. To examine the utility of a process to improve the management of global cardiovascular risk of patients within two primary care practices. 2. To explore the utility of a process that links primary care practices with existing community resources in order to manage cardiac risk factors better among individuals within those primary care practices. 3. To determine the economic impact of a global risk assessment and management process within a primary care setting.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 30 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* 30 years of age
* a patient of the primary care practices involved in the study
* able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* under the age of 30
* not a patient of the primary care practices
* unable to provide informed consent

Locations (1)

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada