Screening Programme for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm by Hand-Held-Ultrasonography in Primary Health Care

Summary

To determine the prevalence of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) in the Spanish men over 60 years through a screening program in Primary Health Care using a hand-held ultrasound and to analyze the relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease in patients with AAA.

Conditions

• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Interventions

DEVICE

Ultrasound (Trademark:VScan; Manufacturer:General Electric)

Standardized measurements were made and aorta will be visualized in a minimum of three hard copy images: upper transverse projection abdominal aorta at the level of epigastrium (celiac trunk) lower transverse section for distal view of aorta (pre-bifurcation), and longitudinal section (with origin of celiac trunk or superior mesenteric artery), determining the maximum diameter in centimeters (cm)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medtronic

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• Consorci d'Atenció Primària de Salut de l'Eixample

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Antoni Sisó Almirall, MD PhD · Head of Research - Consorci d'Atenció Primària de Salut Eixample (CAPSE)

• Daniel Cararach Salami, MD · General Practitioner. Primary Care Center Les Corts, Consorci d'Atenció Primària de Salut Eixample (CAPSE)

• Alfonso Pérez Jiménez, MD · General Practitioner. Primary Care Center Casanova, Consorci d'Atenció Primària de Salut Eixample (CAPSE)

• Marta Navarro González, MD · General Practitioner. Primary Care Center Comte Borrell, Consorci d'Atenció Primària de Salut Eixample (CAPSE)

• Rosa Gilabert Solé, MD PhD · Radiologist. Senior Consultant. Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínic

• Concepció Bru Saumell, MD PhD · Radiologist. Senior Consultant. Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínic

• Vicenç Riambau Alonso, MD PhD · Chief of Vascular Surgery Division, Thorax Institute, Hospital Clinic

• Laura Sebastián Montal, MD · General Manager in Consorci d'Atenció Primària de Salut Eixample (CAPSE)

• Jaume Benavent Àreu, MD · Director d'Afers Assistencials. Catalan Institute of Health. Ministry of Health. Catalonia, Spain.

• Belchin Kostov, MSc · Statistician. Transverse Group for Research in Primary Care, IDIBAPS.

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

SCREENING

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

60 Years

Sex

MALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2013-06-30

Primary Completion

2014-10-31

Completion

2014-10-31

Countries

• Spain

Study Locations