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| Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine | OTHER |
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To verify if the screening opportunistic of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) by means of the measurement of the arterial peripheral pulse is more effective than the habitual practice for the early detection of AF in 65-year-old who come to Primary care
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Screening | Experimental | Opportunist Screening asymptomatic patients. Taking the arterial pulse. Will invite patient to realize an ECG, if pulse is irregular |
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| Control | Active Comparator | Case finding of patient whith symptoms of atrial fibrilation. Taking the arterial pulse. ECG if pulse is irregular |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Screening | Procedure | Determination of the arterial pulse and if it is arrhythmic, accomplishment of an ECG |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| efficacy of screening: number of cases diagnosed of Atrial fibrillation (AF) | Risk Relative (RR)=number of cases of AF with the Screening/number of cases of AF with the habitual intervention | one year |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Patients that come to his center of health for any motive.
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Luis A Perula, PhD | Andalusian Health Service | Principal Investigator |
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| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 28196583 | Derived | Gonzalez Blanco V, Perula de Torres LA, Martin Rioboo E, Martinez Adell MA, Parras Rejano JM, Gonzalez Lama J, Ruiz Moruno J, Martin Alvarez R, Fernandez Garcia JA, Ruiz de Castroviejo J, Roldan Villalobos A, Ruiz Moral R; grupo de estudio colaborativo DOFA-AP. Opportunistic screening for atrial fibrillation versus detecting symptomatic patients aged 65 years and older: A cluster-controlled clinical trial. Med Clin (Barc). 2017 Jan 6;148(1):8-15. doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2016.07.036. Epub 2016 Oct 26. English, Spanish. | |
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| Study protocol | View source |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001281 | Atrial Fibrillation |
| ID | Term |
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| D001145 | Arrhythmias, Cardiac |
| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
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| ID | Term |
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| D008403 | Mass Screening |
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| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
| D006306 | Health Surveys |
| D011795 | Surveys and Questionnaires |
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| Control | Procedure | Determination of the arterial pulse and if it is arrhythmic, accomplishment of an ECG |
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| Derived |
| Perula-de-Torres LA, Martinez-Adell MA, Gonzalez-Blanco V, Baena-Diez JM, Martin-Rioboo E, Parras-Rejano JM, Gonzalez-Lama J, Martin-Alvarez R, Ruiz-Moral R, Fernandez-Garcia JA, Perez-Diaz M, Ruiz-de-Castroviejo J, Perula-de-Torres C, Valero-Martin A, Roldan-Villalobos A, Criado-Larumbe M, Burdoy-Joaquin E, Coma-Sole M, Cervera-Leon M, Cuixart-Costa L; Collaborative Group DOFA-AP. Opportunistic detection of atrial fibrillation in subjects aged 65 years or older in primare care: a randomised clinical trial of efficacy. DOFA-AP study protocol. BMC Fam Pract. 2012 Oct 30;13:106. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-13-106. |
| D013568 |
| Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D003625 | Data Collection |
| D004812 | Epidemiologic Methods |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
| D003954 | Diagnostic Services |
| D011314 | Preventive Health Services |
| D006296 | Health Services |
| D005159 | Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services |
| D017531 | Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms |
| D011787 | Quality of Health Care |
| D017530 | Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation |
| D011634 | Public Health |
| D004778 | Environment and Public Health |
| D015980 | Public Health Practice |