Screening Versus Routine Practice in Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly Population of Lieto (LietoAF)
The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of patient education on feeling the own pulse irregularity in the elderly population of Lieto.
Prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) rises with age. Subjects have often symptoms like palpitation and discomfort but especially in elderly population there's significant quantity of persons who don't feel any symptoms and fail to seek for medical care for stroke prevention.
The main objectives in this study are to find out the prevalence of AF in the elderly population of Lieto, to assess the feasibility and reability of patient education on feeling one's pulse irregularity and the affect to the quality of life of the participating subjects and monitoring the possible increased burden to the public health care system.
The study contains two office visits with specified learning session and long-term phone-call follow-up.
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Intervento / Trattamento
Descrizione dettagliata
The main objectives in this study are to find out the prevalence of AF in the elderly population of Lieto, to assess the feasibility of patient education on feeling one's pulse irregularity and the affect to the quality of life of the participating subjects and monitoring the possible increased burden to the public health care system.
The study contains two office visits with specified learning session and long-term phone-call follow-up. A specially trained nurse will initially give a 10 min education on pulse palpation to each person and evaluate their capacity to learn pulse palpation. During followup visits the compliance of the patient and possible new arrhythmias plus quality of life issues are recorded and their ability of pulse palpation is evaluated by artificial hand where various kinds of pulses are transmitted.
Tipo di studio
Iscrizione (Effettivo)
Fase
- Non applicabile
Contatti e Sedi
Luoghi di studio
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Lieto, Finlandia, 21420
- Härkätie community health center
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Criteri di partecipazione
Criteri di ammissibilità
Età idonea allo studio
Accetta volontari sani
Sessi ammissibili allo studio
Descrizione
Inclusion Criteria:
- patient aged 75 or over
- inhabitant of Lieto
- willing to participate
Exclusion Criteria:
- chronic atrial fibrillation
- ongoing anticoagulant treatment
- permanent institutional care
Piano di studio
Come è strutturato lo studio?
Dettagli di progettazione
- Scopo principale: Prevenzione
- Assegnazione: N / A
- Modello interventistico: Assegnazione di gruppo singolo
- Mascheramento: Nessuno (etichetta aperta)
Armi e interventi
Gruppo di partecipanti / Arm |
Intervento / Trattamento |
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Altro: pulse palpation education
The subject is educated to pulse palpation by registered cardiac nurse.
The education time is limited to 10 minutes and done according preplanned education model
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The subject is educated to pulse palpation by registered cardiac nurse.
The education time is limited to 10 minutes and done according preplanned education model.
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Cosa sta misurando lo studio?
Misure di risultato primarie
Misura del risultato |
Misura Descrizione |
Lasso di tempo |
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The willingness to the pulse palpation and competence independently learn to feel own pulse.
Lasso di tempo: 1 month control visit
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Based on learning session evaluated by nurse and objective evaluation of the learned skills by pulse-arm device and patient's pulse diary
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1 month control visit
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Misure di risultato secondarie
Misura del risultato |
Misura Descrizione |
Lasso di tempo |
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Number of patients with new atrial fibrillation detected during the study
Lasso di tempo: At 1 year followup
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During the 1 year followup visit information on atrial fibrillation is gathered form the patients records and by interview
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At 1 year followup
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Altre misure di risultato
Misura del risultato |
Misura Descrizione |
Lasso di tempo |
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Quality of life
Lasso di tempo: 1 year followup visit
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EQ5D based evaluation
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1 year followup visit
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New atrial fibrillation at long-term followup
Lasso di tempo: 5 year control
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Data on atrial fibrillation and thromboembolic complications is gathered from patient records and patient interview
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5 year control
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Collaboratori e investigatori
Sponsor
Investigatori
- Investigatore principale: Juhani K Airaksinen, Professor, University of Turku
Pubblicazioni e link utili
Pubblicazioni generali
- Jaakkola J, Virtanen R, Vasankari T, Salminen M, Airaksinen KEJ. Self-detection of atrial fibrillation in an aged population: three-year follow-up of the LietoAF intervention study. BMC Geriatr. 2017 Sep 16;17(1):218. doi: 10.1186/s12877-017-0607-0.
- Virtanen R, Kryssi V, Vasankari T, Salminen M, Kivela SL, Airaksinen KE. Self-detection of atrial fibrillation in an aged population: the LietoAF Study. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2014 Nov;21(11):1437-42. doi: 10.1177/2047487313494041. Epub 2013 Jun 18.
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Altri numeri di identificazione dello studio
- T31/2012
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