Polypill for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (PolyIran): study design and rationale for a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial

Conclusion
The infrastructure of GCS and the primary health care system in Iran enabled the conduct of this pragmatic large-scale trial. If the polypill strategy proves effective, it may be implemented to prevent cardiovascular disease in developing countries.

Source: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - November 9, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ostovaneh, M. R., Poustchi, H., Hemming, K., Marjani, H., Pourshams, A., Nateghi, A., Majed, M., Navabakhsh, B., Khoshnia, M., Jaafari, E., Mohammadifard, N., Malekzadeh, F., Merat, S., Sadeghi, M., Naemi, M., Etemadi, A., Thomas, G. N., Sarrafzadegan, N. Tags: Original scientific paper Source Type: research