Gratitude Intervention for Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients
Feasibility of a Gratitude Intervention for Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients: A Nursing-based Intervention
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Brief Summary
This is a single-center cohort study of patients in a cardiac rehabilitation program with a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including heart failure, coronary artery disease, post myocardial infarction, post percutaneous coronary intervention and post cardiac surgery. Participants will be randomized to the gratitude intervention or an attention control group. This study is a pilot study to determine the feasibility and acceptability of administering the gratitude intervention in a cardiac rehabilitation setting.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable cardiovascular-diseases
Started Sep 2020
Typical duration for not_applicable cardiovascular-diseases
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 13, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 19, 2020
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 17, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 17, 2023
CompletedApril 4, 2023
April 1, 2023
2.5 years
March 13, 2020
April 3, 2023
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Percent Completion of Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
Percentage of patients in each arm who complete the cardiac rehabilitation program.
12 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (5)
Change in Gratitude
12 weeks
Change in Dispositional Optimism
12 weeks
Change in Resilience
12 weeks
Hospital Readmission
one year
Mortality
one year
Study Arms (2)
Attention Control Group
ACTIVE COMPARATORAdult patients attending cardiovascular rehabilitation.
Gratitude Journaling Group
EXPERIMENTALAdult patients attending cardiovascular rehabilitation.
Interventions
Participants in this group will be asked to recall 3 to 5 events from the prior day of the intervention and write, or if unable to write, speak about these events.
The gratitude journaling intervention involves participants writing or speaking 3-5 things for which they are grateful and focusing on these attributes. Participants will do this weekly for 12 weeks.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- years and older
- able to consent
- patient at cardiac rehabilitation program at Gill Heart and Vascular Institute
You may not qualify if:
- \- under the age of 18
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Martha Biddlelead
Study Sites (1)
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Martha Biddle, PhD
University of Kentucky
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 13, 2020
First Posted
March 19, 2020
Study Start
September 1, 2020
Primary Completion
March 17, 2023
Study Completion
March 17, 2023
Last Updated
April 4, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-04
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share