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The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a newly developed interdisciplinary nurse-coordinated AF expert program for primary care patients. Therefore a prospective, pragmatic clustered randomized controlled trial will be performed in general practices.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| AF expert program | Experimental | Care provided by the interdisciplinary, nurse-coordinated AF expert program |
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| Usual care | No Intervention |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Care provided by AF expert program | Other |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| cardiovascular events | Combined endpoint of cardiovascular hospitalizations, cardiovascular deaths and unplanned cardiovascular visits.
| after 1 year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Guideline adherence |
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Inclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Berti | Contact | 0032-479-845016 | dana.berti@uzleuven.be | |
| Hein Heidbuchel | Contact | 0032-16-344248 | hein.heidbuchel@uzleuven.be |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| UZ Leuven | Leuven | Vlaams Brabant | 3000 | Belgium |
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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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| after 1 year |
| Hospitalization days and clinic visits |
| after 1 year |
| Perceived health | Perceived health will be measured by the EuroQol Five Dimensional Questionnaire (EQ-5D-3L) | After 1 year |
| AF related symptoms and symptom burden | AF related symptoms and symptom burden will be measured by the Leuven Arrhythmia Questionnaire (LARQ) | After 1 year |
| Patient satisfaction | Patient satisfaction about information provided, about therapy and about follow-up, will be measured with a 10-point visual analog scale (VAS). | After year |
| Patient knowledge | The Atrial Fibrillation Knowledge Scale (AF knowledge scale) will be used. | After 1 year |
| Patient adherence with medication | This will be assessed by self-report using the Dutch version of the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8 scale). | After 1 year |
| Time to establishment of a management plan by electrophysiologist or cardiologist | This outcome will be searched for by reviewing medical records of, or by interviewing, all participating patients at 1, 3, 6 months and 1 year. | After 1 year |
| D013568 |
| Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |