A Preference Study Comparing the Components of Composite Endpoints for Healthcare Providers and Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are studying how patients and medical staff value different components of composite endpoints often used in cardiovascular clinical trials, especially for coronary artery disease (CAD). The study aims to better understand the relative importance of events like myocardial infarction, stroke, and others compared to death, as opinions may differ between patients and healthcare providers. This observational study will help clarify how weighting these endpoints could improve trial interpretations. Participants include patients with acute or chronic coronary syndrome who have undergone percutaneous coronary intervention, as well as healthcare providers treating CAD. Both groups will complete a questionnaire that assesses how they weigh various clinical events relative to death. The study focuses on collecting and comparing these preferences to understand any differences. Participants will complete the questionnaire before hospital discharge. The study measures the relative weights assigned to myocardial infarction, stroke, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, procedural complications, major bleeding, acute kidney injury, revascularization, and rehospitalization compared to death. This observational process involves no treatment but gathers data on preferences, with total involvement lasting from enrollment until questionnaire completion before discharge.

Comparing the Components of Composite Endpoints for Healthcare Providers and Patients