Study to Evaluate How Patients Regard the Benefits and Risks of Low-dose Aspirin for the Prevention of Heart and Blood Vessels Disease and for the Prevention of Cancer of the Colon and Rectum
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Lead
Bayer
Age
18–70
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Patient Eligibility Criteria
Age and CVD characteristics
* Primary prevention:
* 50-70 years of age
* Self-report clinical characteristics that result to 20% or higher, 10-year risk of CVD based on the Progetto Cuore scores
* Secondary prevention:
* 18 years or older
* Having a self-reported history of CV event (e.g., myocardial infarction (MI), ischaemic stroke or Transient Ischaemic stroke, , and angina)
Able to read and understand Italian
No participation in an investigational program with interventions outside of routine clinical practice
For qualitative interviews:
* Willing and able to provide (electronic) informed consent to participate in the study
* Willing and able to participate in a telephone interview, and to be audio-recorded
For pilot/cognitive interviews :
* Willing and able to complete an online survey
* Willing and able to provide (electronic) informed consent to participate in the study
* Willing and able to participate in an in-person interview, and to be audio-recorded
For quantitative main survey:
* Willing and able to complete an online survey
* Willing and able to provide (electronic) informed consent to participate in the study
You may not be if
Have glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency (which commonly causes haemolytic anaemia, which is often triggered from eating fava beans, a condition called Favism)
Have the following conditions (which are contraindications to low-dose aspirin)
* Known hypersensitivity to salicylates
* Known to have had asthma induced by salicylates
* Having been diagnosed with acute gastroduodenal ulcers
* Haemorrhagic diathesis
* Renal failure
* Hepatic failure
Concomitant treatment with methotrexate
Cognitive impairment, hearing difficulty, visual impairment, acute psychopathology, or insufficient knowledge of Italian that-in the opinion of the investigator/interviewer-could interfere with a patient's ability to provide written consent and complete an interview or survey
To be currently pregnant
Are pharmaceutical company employees or employed in a position where they have a direct role in treating patients with CVD
Physician Eligibility Criteria:
A medically trained physician
Able to read, speak, and understand Italian sufficiently to complete an interview
Able to provide informed consent electronically
Have at least five year experience prescribing low-dose aspirin for primary and secondary prevention of CVD
Willing to be audio-recorded, including adherence to the interview instructions
Clareo Health | Study to Evaluate How Patients Regard the Benefits and Risks of Low-dose Aspirin for the Prevention of Heart and Blood Vessels Disease and for the Prevention of Cancer of the Colon and Rectum
