Secondary prevention of heart disease in general practice : protocol of a randomised controlled trial of tailored practice and patient care plans with parallel qualitative , economic and policy analyses . [ ISRCTN 24081411 ]
Secondary prevention of heart disease in general practice : protocol of a randomised controlled trial of tailored practice and patient care plans with parallel qualitative , economic and policy analyses . [ ISRCTN 24081411 ]
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Andrew W. Murphy;M. Cupples;Susan M Smith;Molly Byrne;Claire S Leathem;Molly Byrne
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Andrew W. Murphy;M. Cupples;Susan M Smith;Molly Byrne;Claire S Leathem;Molly Byrne
Background: The aim of the SPHERE study is to design, implement and evaluate tailored practice and personal care plans to improve the process of care and objective clinical outcomes for patients with established coronary heart disease (CHD) in general practice across two different health systems on the island of Ireland. CHD is a common cause of death and a significant cause of morbidity in Ireland. Secondary prevention has been recommended as a key strategy for reducing levels of CHD mortality and general practice has been highlighted as an ideal setting for secondary prevention initiatives. Current indications suggest that there is considerable room for improvement in the provision of secondary prevention for patients with established heart disease on the island of Ireland. The review literature recommends structured programmes with continued support and follow-up of patients; the provision of training, tailored to practice needs of access to evidence of effectiveness of secondary prevention; structured recall programmes that also take account of individual practice needs; and patient-centred consultations accompanied by attention to disease management guidelines. Methods: SPHERE is a cluster randomised controlled trial, with practice-level randomisation to intervention and control groups, recruiting 960 patients from 48 practices in three study centres (Belfast, Dublin and Galway). Primary outcomes are blood pressure, total cholesterol, physical and mental health status (SF-12) and hospital re-admissions. The intervention takes place over two years and data is collected at baseline, one-year and twoyear follow-up. Data is obtained from medical charts, consultations with practitioners, and patient postal questionnaires. Published: 29 July 2005 Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine 2005, 6:11 doi:10.1186/ 1468-6708-6-11 Received: 02 June 2005 Accepted: 29 July 2005 This article is available from: http://cvm.controlled-trials.com/content/6/1/11 © 2005 Murphy et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.