Baseline Feature of a Randomized Trial Assessing the Effects of Disease Management Programs for the Prevention of Recurrent XXXX .

@entity1 @entity64 @entity101 @entity6 @entity63 @entity2299 @entity740 @entity955 @entity385
BACKGROUND: Comprehensive and long-term @entity1 education programs designed to improve self-management can help @entity1 better manage their medical condition. Using disease management programs (DMPs) that were created for each of the risk factor according to clinical practice guidelines, we evaluate their influence on the prevention of @entity64 recurrence. METHODS: This is a randomized study conducted with @entity385 @entity1 within 1  year from their onset. Subjects in the intervention group received a 6-month DMPs that included self-management education provided by a nurse along with support in collaboration with the primary care physician. Those in the usual care group received ordinary outpatient care. The  primary end points are @entity64 recurrence and @entity64 death. @entity1 were enrolled for 2  years with plans for a 2-year follow-up after the 6-month education period (total of 30  months). RESULTS: A total of 321 eligible subjects (average age, 67.3  years; females, 96 [29.9%]), including 21 subjects (6.5%) with transient @entity63 attack, were enrolled in this study. Regarding risk factors for @entity64 , 260 subjects (81.0%) had @entity101 , 249 subjects (77.6%) had @entity2299 , 102 subjects (31.8%) had @entity6 , 47 subjects (14.6%) had @entity955 , and 98 subjects (30.5%) had @entity740 . There were no significant differences between the 2 groups with respect to subject characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: This article describes the rationale, design, and baseline features of a randomized controlled trial that aimed to assess the effects of DMPs for the secondary prevention of @entity64 . Subject follow-up is in progress and will end in  2015.
