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Trial reportBMC cardiovascular disorders2007

The PreCardio-study protocol--a randomized clinical trial of a multidisciplinary electronic cardiovascular prevention programme.

Neree Claes, Nele Jacobs

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC cardiovascular disorders, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Risk scoring for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017
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  4. Multidisciplinary Therapy to Target Obesity and Its Complications in Adult Population: A Narrative Review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Neree ClaesFaculty of Medicine, University Hasselt, Agoralaan Building D, BE-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. neree.claes@uhasselt.be
Nele Jacobs

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death and the third cause of disability in Europe. Prevention programmes should include interventions aimed at a reduction of medical risk factors (hypertension, hypercholesterol, hyperglycemia, overweight and obesity) as well as behavioural risk factors (sedentary lifestyle, high fat intake and low fruit and vegetable intake, smoking). The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of a multifaceted, multidisciplinary electronic prevention programme on cardiovascular risk factors. METHODS/

designIn a randomized controlled trial, one group will receive a maximal intervention (= intervention group). The intervention group will be compared to the control group receiving a minimal intervention. An inclusion of 350 patients in total, with a follow-up of 3 years is foreseen. The inclusion criteria are age between 25-65 and insured by the Onderlinge Ziekenkas, insuring for guaranteed income in case of illness for self-employed. The maximal intervention group receives several prevention consultations by their general practitioner (GP) using a new type of cardiovascular risk calculator with personalized feedback on behavioural risk factors. These patients receive a follow-up with intensive support of health behaviour change via different methods, i.e. a tailored website and personal advice of a multidisciplinary team (psychologist, physiotherapist and dietician). The aim of this strategy is to reduce cardiovascular risk factors according to the guidelines. The primary outcome measures will be cardiovascular risk factors. The secondary outcome measures are cardiovascular events, quality of life, costs and incremental cost effectiveness ratios. The control group receives prevention consultations using a new type of cardiovascular risk calculator and general feedback. DISCUSSION: This trial incorporates interventions by GPs and other health professionals aiming at a reduction of medical and behavioural cardiovascular risk factors. An assessment of clinical, psychological and economical outcome measures will be performed.

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Research DesignAdultAgedBehavior TherapyCardiovascular DiseasesDiet, Fat-RestrictedElectronicsHealth BehaviorHumansLife StyleMiddle AgedRisk Factors

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PMID17784946
PMCPMC2045658

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