Rural Andhra Pradesh Cardiovascular Prevention Study (RAPCAPS)
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2009-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a novel cardiovascular disease prevention
program designed for delivery through existing primary health care services in rural villages
in Andhra Pradesh.
The primary aim is to increase the number of high-risk individuals in the population that are
appropriately managed with proven, low-cost preventive interventions. The corresponding null
hypothesis is therefore that the prevention program will result in no change in the
proportion of high-risk individuals identified and treated in villages assigned to
intervention compared with those villages assigned to control.