Cluster randomised controlled trial of screening for atrial fibrillation in people aged 70 years and over to reduce stroke: protocol for the pilot study for the SAFER trial

Kate Williams; Rakesh Narendra Modi; Andrew Dymond; Sarah Hoare; Alison Powell; Jenni Burt; Duncan Edwards; Jenny Lund; Rachel Johnson; Trudie Lobban; Mark Lown; Michael J Sweeting; H Thom; Stephen Kaptoge; Francesco Fusco; Stephen Morris; Gregory Lip; Natalie Armstrong; Martin R Cowie; David A Fitzmaurice; Ben Freedman; Simon J Griffin; Stephen Sutton; FD Richard Hobbs; Richard J McManus; Jonathan Mant; The SAFER Authorship Group

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065066

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Cluster randomised controlled trial of screening for atrial fibrillation in people aged 70 years and over to reduce stroke: protocol for the pilot study for the SAFER trial

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Kate Williams Strangeways Research Laboratory, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rakesh Narendra Modi Strangeways Research Laboratory, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrew Dymond Strangeways Research Laboratory, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sarah Hoare THIS (The Healthcare Improvement Studies) Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alison Powell THIS (The Healthcare Improvement Studies) Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jenni Burt THIS (The Healthcare Improvement Studies) Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Duncan Edwards Strangeways Research Laboratory, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jenny Lund Strangeways Research Laboratory, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rachel Johnson Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Trudie Lobban Heart Arrhythmia Alliance, Chipping Norton, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mark Lown Primary Care Population Sciences and Medical Education, University of Southampton School, Southampton, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael J Sweeting Department of Health Sciences, George Davies Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
H Thom Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stephen Kaptoge Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Francesco Fusco Strangeways Research Laboratory, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stephen Morris Strangeways Research Laboratory, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gregory Lip Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UKDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Natalie Armstrong Department of Health Sciences, George Davies Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Martin R Cowie Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UKFaculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Kings College London, London, UKFaculty of Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David A Fitzmaurice Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ben Freedman Heart research Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Simon J Griffin Strangeways Research Laboratory, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKMRC Epidemiology Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stephen Sutton Strangeways Research Laboratory, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
FD Richard Hobbs Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Richard J McManus Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jonathan Mant Strangeways Research Laboratory, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
The SAFER Authorship Group Strangeways Research Laboratory, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Rakesh Narendra Modi; rnm30{at}medschl.cam.ac.uk

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Williams K, Modi RN, Dymond A, et al

Cluster randomised controlled trial of screening for atrial fibrillation in people aged 70 years and over to reduce stroke: protocol for the pilot study for the SAFER trial

BMJ Open 2022;12:e065066. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065066

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Received May 25, 2022
Accepted August 16, 2022
First published September 9, 2022.

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March 28, 2024

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