Investigating the Impact of a Patient-directed Coronary Artery Calcium Score Report

University Hospitals (UH)

Status: Begins enrollment in 3 months

Conditions: Cardiac Computed Tomography for Calicum Scoring

Treatments: Other: Image-Based Report

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05359822

STUDY20210601

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to examine if communication of image-based cardiovascular risk to patients undergoing coronary artery calcium scoring (CAC) improves patient understanding of their risk for cardiovascular disease when compared with usual care (physician-only report).

Enrollment: 7,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 89 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age range: from 40 to 89
• Referred for CAC at UHHS

Exclusion criteria

• Less than 40 years of age or over 89 years old.
• Underwent CAC at other locations besides UHHS.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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7,000 participants in 2 patient groups

Clinical Standard Report Only

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants referred for Coronary Artery Calcium Score Test that receive clinical standard CAC risk report only.

Clinical Standard Report plus Image-Based Report

Experimental group

Description:

Participants referred for Coronary Artery Calcium Score Test that receive clinical standard CAC risk report plus additional image-based report.

Treatment:

Other: Image-Based Report