A Cluster-Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Simplified Multifaceted Management Program for Individuals at High Cardiovascular Risk (SimCard Trial) in Rural Tibet, China, and Haryana, India
Author(s) -
Maoyi Tian,
Vamadevan S. Ajay,
Dunzhu Danzeng,
Safraj Shahul Hameed,
Xian Li,
Zhong Liu,
Cong Li,
Hao Chen,
KaWing Cho,
Ruilai Li,
Xingshan Zhao,
Devraj Jindal,
Ishita Rawal,
Mohammed K. Ali,
Eric D. Peterson,
Jiachao Ji,
Ritvik Amarchand,
Anand Krishnan,
Nikhil Tandon,
Liqun Xu,
Yangfeng Wu,
Dorairaj Prabhakaran,
Lijing L. Yan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.115.015373
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , blood pressure , physical therapy , diabetes mellitus , cluster randomised controlled trial , cluster (spacecraft) , aspirin , emergency medicine , programming language , computer science , endocrinology
In rural areas in China and India, the cardiovascular disease burden is high but economic and healthcare resources are limited. This study (the Simplified Cardiovascular Management Study [SimCard]) aims to develop and evaluate a simplified cardiovascular management program delivered by community health workers with the aid of a smartphone-based electronic decision support system.
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