Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease (ENRICHD) Patients

April 12, 2016 updated by: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
To evaluate the effect of psychosocial intervention on mortality and reinfarction in coronary heart disease patients at high psychosocial risk.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND:

As medical treatments for coronary heart disease have become more sophisticated, they have also become more costly. Evidence concerning the effects of medical and rehabilitative therapies on post-myocardial infarction patients' quality of life, including return to work and to normal levels of functioning, has been mixed. At the same time. recent data suggest that psychosocial factors, such as social isolation and depression, are important predictors of morbidity and mortality in coronary heart disease patients. These studies suggest that interventions which provide psychological support to myocardial infarction patients may enhance both the psychosocial and physical recovery of these patients. To the extent that supportive interventions can be shown to impact favorably on survival and health-related quality of life in myocardial infarction patients, the human and financial costs associated with coronary heart disease can be reduced. The initiative originated in the Working Group on Psychosocial Interventions which met in June 1992.

The initiative was given concept clearance by the October 1993 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council. The Request for Proposals was released in September 1994.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

The study design compared a psychosocial intervention group, in which patients were provided with social and psychological treatment designed to decrease social isolation and depression, with a standard medical care group. The combined endpoint was death and reinfarction, measured for up to 4.5 years following hospital discharge. Secondary endpoints included assessment of health quality of life (HQL).

The protocol was approved in May 1996. Recruitment began in October 1996 and ended on October 31, 1999 with 2,481 patients enrolled.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 3

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Men and women coronary heart disease/myocardial infarction patients, hospitalized for enzyme-documented MI and who are depressed and/or have low social support. Patients must be enrolled with 28 days of the index MI.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Investigators

  • Diane Catellier, University of North Carolina

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 1995

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 27, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 27, 1999

First Posted (Estimate)

October 28, 1999

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 14, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 12, 2016

Last Verified

January 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 101 (Other Identifier: Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Study Data/Documents

  1. Individual Participant Data Set
    Information identifier: ENRICHD
    Information comments: NHLBI provides controlled access to IPD through BioLINCC. Access requires registration, evidence of local IRB approval or certification of exemption from IRB review, and completion of a data use agreement.
  2. Study Protocol
  3. Manual of Procedures

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