Improving Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation in Women and Men
2 other identifiers
interventional
1,035
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of a pre-discharge written personal endorsement to the patient by the patient's attending cardiologist or cardiac surgeon (MD endorsement) to take part in the Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention (CR) program, in addition to the standard CR referral, compared to the standard CR referral alone, on CR program enrollment within 2 months of index hospital discharge following admission for myocardial infarction, unstable angina, coronary angioplasty, or coronary artery bypass.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_3
Started May 2003
Longer than P75 for phase_3
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 1, 2003
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 13, 2006
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 14, 2006
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2007
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2009
CompletedMarch 27, 2014
March 1, 2014
4.1 years
June 13, 2006
March 26, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Attendance at initial CR orientation appointment within 2 months of index hospital discharge
3 months
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Impact of MD endorsement on number of patients attending CR program
3 months
Number of patients who continue to adhere to the 6-month CR program beyond the initial CR orientation appointment
8 months
Impact of other patient variables and how they influence participation in a CR program
8 months
Study Arms (2)
Usual Care
ACTIVE COMPARATORComparator without MD endorsement of Cardiac Rehabilitation
MD Endorsment of CR
EXPERIMENTALProvided with MD endorsement of participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Interventions
Note to patient with general description of the Cardiac Rehabilitation program with signature and strong recommendation from attending physician.
Note to patient with general description of the Cardiac Rehabilitation program without signature or recommendation from attending physician.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patient is admitted to hospital for myocardial infarction (MI), unstable angina (UA), percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), or coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS)
- Patient resides within 1 hour driving time from London
You may not qualify if:
- Inability to provide written informed consent or complete survey due to language or cognitive difficulties
- Previous cardiac rehabilitation participation
- Patient scheduled to undergo PTCA or CABS within two months following the index hospital discharge
- Inability to exercise due to musculoskeletal problems or previous or current stroke
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario, N6A 5A5, Canada
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Neville Suskin, MBChB, MSc
University of Western Ontario & London Health Sciences Centre
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal Investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 13, 2006
First Posted
June 14, 2006
Study Start
May 1, 2003
Primary Completion
June 1, 2007
Study Completion
December 1, 2009
Last Updated
March 27, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-03