Education and Management of PAD in Primary Care

NCT04342481 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 0782/280635
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 891
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) occurs when the vessels carrying blood to the legs become narrowed or blocked. It affects 1 in 5 people aged over 60 and are at risk of losing their leg, developing a heart attack or stroke, or die early. Early symptoms of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) include aching in the legs when walking which may not be recognised by healthcare professional. Our research has shown that knowledge and recognition of PAD is poor in healthcare professionals and trainees. There appears to be little time provided within healthcare professional training for PAD. To improve PAD recognition/management, the investigators want to identify the current level of training given to healthcare professionals; opinion towards PAD related to their training and how they prefer to receive training. With the information gained from this research, the development of an educational training package for GPs, practice nurses and their trainees to improve recognition of PAD is anticipated.

Conditions

Peripheral Arterial Disease

Keywords

peripheral arterial disease; peripheral artery disease; PAD - peripheral arterial disease; PAD

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Educational exposure do primary care health practitioners experience regarding PAD

  Educational exposure do primary care health practitioners experience regarding PAD

  10 years

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• What opinions do UK primary care health practitioners have towards PAD recognition and management?

  10 years

Other Outcomes (1)

• What factors are important when considering educational interventions to healthcare practitioners in primary care?

  10 years

Interventions

Educational Screening tool OTHER

Educational Screening tool

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Practising healthcare practitioners within primary care

You may qualify if:

• Practising healthcare practitioners within primary care
• Participants must be aged 18 years or older
• Participants must be able to access the online questionnaire
• Participants must have the capacity to consent
• Participants should speak English

You may not qualify if:

• Healthcare practitioners who are not in practice.
• Participants who do not consent
• Participants who are unable to communicate in English

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Leicester: lead
• National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom: collaborator
• The George Davies Charitable Trust: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Leicester

Leicester, Leicestershire, Le1 7rh, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Peripheral Arterial Disease

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Atherosclerosis; Arteriosclerosis; Arterial Occlusive Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Peripheral Vascular Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 8, 2020
• First Posted: April 13, 2020
• Study Start: January 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2021
• Study Completion: September 1, 2021
• Last Updated: July 20, 2023

Record last verified: 2021-09

Locations

GB (1)