"Breathlessness Diagnostics in a Box" (BiaB) for Primary Care. A Multi-country Quality Improvement Project Using a Randomized Stepped-wedge Design

NCT07320703 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 900

Last updated 2026-01-07

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Summary

This prospective stepped-wedge study evaluates whether use of the Breathlessness diagnostics in a Box (BiaB) tool shortens the time to diagnosis in patients presenting with breathlessness, compared with usual care. The study is conducted in general practice settings in the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal. Participating sites start with a usual care period and transition sequentially to the BiaB intervention period. Data are collected during routine clinical visits, from electronic medical records, and through questionnaires completed by patients and healthcare professionals.

Conditions

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Breathlessness diagnostics in a Box (BiaB)

The Breathlessness diagnostics in a Box (BiaB) is a diagnostic support tool used in general practice to assist healthcare professionals in the assessment of patients presenting with breathlessness as part of routine clinical care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • AstraZeneca

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • General Practitioners Research Institute

    lead NETWORK

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-08-05
Primary Completion
2027-04-30
Completion
2027-04-30

Countries

  • Netherlands
  • Portugal
  • Spain

Study Locations

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