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Register:	ISRCTN
Last refreshed on:	13 January 2015
Main ID:	ISRCTN53248571
Date of registration:	23/01/2004
Prospective Registration:	No
Primary sponsor:	Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Public title:	Prevention of another myocardial infarction.
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Date of first enrolment:	01/05/1995
Target sample size:	0
Recruitment status:	Completed
URL:	http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN53248571
Study type:	Interventional
Study design:	Randomised controlled trial (Prevention)
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Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom

Contacts

Name:	Gene Feder
Address:	Department of General Practice and Primary Care Queen Mary and Westfield College Mile End Road E1 4NS London United Kingdom
Telephone:	+44 (0)20 7882 7957
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Consecutive patients admitted to hospital for a myocardial infarction or episode of unstable angina.
Exclusion criteria: Does not match inclusion criteria

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Gender: Both

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Heart disease
Circulatory System
Heart disease

Intervention(s)

1. Postal prompts
2. Standard care

Primary Outcome(s)

1. Proportion of patients having serum cholesterol tests, prescribed beta-blockers (6 months post-discharge)
2. Proportion prescribed cholesterol lowering drugs (12 months post-discharge)

Secondary Outcome(s)

1. Recording of cardiovascular risk factors and lifestyle advice
2. Patient's self-reporting of lifestyle changes and view about possibility of reducing cardiovascular risk

Secondary ID(s)

PSI02-59

Source(s) of Monetary Support

NHS Primary and Secondary Care Interface National Research and Development Programme (UK)

Secondary Sponsor(s)

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