Screening and Access to Health Care for Vascular Disease

Endeavor Health190 enrolled

Overview

This is a pilot study designed to validate our methods of recruitment, screening and data collection in the community. The project will help to establish the feasibility of the study design to lay the groundwork for a potentially larger study. The final study will allow us to estimate the incidence and prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), carotid artery stenosis, and peripheral artery disease (PAD) in different geographic areas in a large urban setting, as well as determine patient access to healthcare and treatment for vascular disease as related to geographic and racial differences.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

190

Conditions

Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Carotid Stenosis Peripheral Arterial Disease

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 55 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * age 55 or older * willing/able to provide consent * willing to participate in follow-up phone calls at defined intervals for up to 5 years Exclusion Criteria: * unable to provide consent to participate * unwilling/unable to participate in the follow-up phone call

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Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Geographic and racial differences in access to follow-up care if significant disease is identified through the screening event

Time frame: 5 years

Secondary Outcomes

Geographical and racial differences in patterns of accessing healthcare prior to the screening events.

Time frame: 1 year

Differences in rates of interventions throughout the 5 year follow-up period.

Time frame: 5 years

Differences in the rates of complications related to treatment of vascular disease in the various geographic areas in which the events are held.

Time frame: 5 years