CompletedNot Applicable

Specific Respiratory Infections as Triggers of Acute Medical Events

United Kingdom787,000 participantsStarted 2016-09

Plain-language summary

This study will investigate whether there is a population-level association between circulating respiratory viruses and NHS hospital admissions for acute vascular events using data from national infection surveillance and Hospital Episode Statistics.

Who can participate

Age range45 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Any individual with a record of an eligible outcome (ICD-10 coded hospitalisation for myocardial infarction or stroke) within the study period aged 45+ years * Any individual with a record of an eligible exposure (laboratory-confirmed respiratory virus) within the study period at any age Exclusion Criteria: * Outcome events occurring in people aged \<45 years

What they're measuring

Acute myocardial infarction

Timeframe: 01/01/2004 to 31/12/2014

Stroke

Timeframe: 01/01/2004 to 31/12/2014

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02984280

SponsorUniversity College, London

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2017-03

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