💬In plain words
What the trial is, and whether it could suit you
Together with patients and healthcare professionals, we want to design a Decision Support Tool (DST) that will help people with coronary artery disease to understand and choose treatments that best reflect their preferences and values.
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of death. Blood vessels supplying oxygen to the heart muscle become narrowed by a gradual build-up of fatty material. This can result in heart attacks, heart failure, and sudden death. One way to treat the blockage is by inserting an inner sleeve called a "stent" into the blood vessel and clearing the blockage by forcing it into the artery wall. Another method involves diverting the blood supply around the blockage using a vessel harvested from another body site; this is called "bypass surgery". The best treatment, either stents or surgery, is different for everyone.
A Decision Support Tool (DST) will prov
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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
WP1. DST CO-DESIGN PATIENT PARTICIPANTS
Inclusion Criteria
Participants may enter the study if ALL of the following applies:
1. Any adult (≥ 18 years) with lived experience of coronary revascularisation
2. Willing and able to consent to study participation.
3. Able to understand written and spoken English for decisional needs workshop or focus groups (NB this criterion is not required for cognitive interviews or acceptability questionnaire)
Exclusion Criteria
Participants may not enter the study if they are unable to provide informed consent. Individuals who participate in focus groups are ineligible for subsequent participation in cognitive interviews and acceptability questionnaires.
WP1. DST CO-DESIGN HCP PARTICIPANTS
Inclusion Criteria
Participants may enter the study if ALL of the following applies:
1. Healthcare professional with a patient-facing clinical role which involves decision making regarding coronary revascularisation
2. Willing and able to consent to study participation.
3. Able to understand written and spoken English
Exclusion Criteria
Participants may not enter the study if they are unable to provide informed consent.
WP2. DST FEASIBILITY PATIENT PARTICIPANTS
Inclusion Criteria
Participants may enter the study if ALL of the following applies:
1. Adult (≥ 18 years) awaiting coronary revascularisation
2. Has received coronary angiography for definitive diagnosis.
3. Willing and able to consent to study participation.
4. Able to understand written and spoken English, Polish, Romanian, Urdu, Panjabi, or Gujarati
Exclusion Criteria
Participants may not enter the trial if ANY of the following apply:
1. Where clinical consensus strongly recommends one option of revascularisation over another
2. Unable to provide informed consent
3. Unable to speak one of the aforementioned 6 languages
WP2. DST FEASIBILITY HCP PARTICIPANTS
Inclusion Criteria
Participants may enter the study if ALL of the following applies:
1. Healthcare professional with a patient-facing clinical role which involves decision making regarding coronary revascularisation
2. Willing and able to consent to study participation.
3. Able to understand written and spoken English
Exclusion Criteria
Participants may not enter the study if they are unable to provide informed consent.
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