Improving Coronary Prevention in a County Health System

Trial ID or NCT#

NCT00128687

Status

not recruiting iconNOT RECRUITING

Purpose

To examine whether the Stanford Health Education and Risk Reduction Training (HEAR2T) program , a case management approach, can be effectively used to manage the risk of coronary artery disease.

Official Title

Improving Coronary Prevention in a County Health System

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: 35 Years to 85 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
Exclusion Criteria:
  1. - Resident of long-term facility - Lack of spoken English or Spanish by patient or household member 18 years or older who can serve as an interpreter - Moving before end of intervention (30 months) - Age between 35 and 85 (inclusive) - Significant comorbidities such as: uncontrolled metabolic disorders (renal failure, liver failure, etc.), active symptoms suggesting acute myocardial infarction or decompensated congestive heart failure, Malignancy or other condition limiting life expectancy, psychiatric disorder with active manifestations. - Substance abuse. - No telephone or means of contacting patient. - Family household member already enrolled. - Homeless and not living with relatives/friends. - Anticipated absence for more than 4 consecutive months. - Difficulty coming to appointments approximately every 1-2 months - Already participating in the Diabetes program - Currently pregnant or intends to get pregnant the next 3 years.

Investigator(s)

Randall Stafford
Randall Stafford
Professor of Medicine (Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention)