Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
I-10
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
DAAFI
Study hypothesis
Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Non-valvular atrial fibrillation
Intervention
A prospective, multi-centre, two-arm cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate whether an evidence-based patient decision aid for patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation can improve the appropriate use of antithrombotic therapy (as defined by the 2001 American College of Chest Physicians [ACCP] Recommendations) by patients and their family physicians compared to usual care.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/01/2004
Overall trial end date
01/01/2005
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Family physicians and their adult patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
1100
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/01/2004
Recruitment end date
01/01/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Trial participating centre
2E3.24 Walter Mackenzie Centre
Edmonton
T6G 2R7
Canada
Funders
Funder type
Charity
Funder name
Canadian Stroke Network (I-10) (Canada)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (Canada)
Alternative name(s)
AHFMR
Funding Body Type
government organisation
Funding Body Subtype
Local government
Location
Canada
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
Protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15128463
Results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16129870
Publication citations
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Protocol
McAlister FA, Man-Son-Hing M, Straus SE, Ghali WA, Gibson P, Anderson D, Cox J, Fradette M, , A randomized trial to assess the impact of an antithrombotic decision aid in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: the DAAFI trial protocol [ISRCTN14429643]., BMC Cardiovasc Disord, 2004, 4, 5, doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-4-5.
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Results
McAlister FA, Man-Son-Hing M, Straus SE, Ghali WA, Anderson D, Majumdar SR, Gibson P, Cox JL, Fradette M, , Impact of a patient decision aid on care among patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a cluster randomized trial., CMAJ, 2005, 173, 5, 496-501, doi: 10.1503/cmaj.050091.