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Impact of Automatic Prompts in Echocardiographic Reports on Referral to Cardiology

Canada300 participantsStarted 2025-01-30

Plain-language summary

Echo Prompts study is a multi-center randomized controlled study to evaluate the impact of automatic prompts added to the conclusion of the echocardiographic reports of patient diagnosed with significant VHD 1) suggesting referral to a cardiologist or 2) suggesting referral to a cardiologist and offering the help of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Center for Valvular Heart Diseases, compared to current standard of care (no prompts) on the rates and time to an evaluation by a cardiologist. We plan to involve a total of 300 patients in total. Primary endpoint will be the rate of referrals of patients having VHD to a cardiologist within 6 months after their TTE.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Consent provided
✓. Patients diagnosed with moderate or severe aortic stenosis (AS) (mean pressure gradient ≥ 20 mm Hg or aortic valve area ≤ 1.5 cm2) or mitral regurgitation (MR) (based on integrative approach)
✓. Patients referred by a non-cardiologist physician
✓. Patients not currently followed by a cardiologist or who have seen a cardiologist within 24 months prior to the TTE

Exclusion criteria

✕. Patients followed by a cardiologist or referred for a TTE by a Cardiologist
✕. Less than moderate AS and MR

What they're measuring

Rate of referrals

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06816888

SponsorOttawa Heart Institute Research Corporation

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-12-01

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