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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02411188
For Her Heart's Sake STEP Project: A Clinical Trial (FHHS: STEP)
For Her Heart's Sake: A Clinical Trial to Assess Strategies to Enhance Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation - STEP Project
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Cardiac rehabilitation programs (CRPs) have been shown to improve outcomes following a cardiac event. Referrals to the CRP are a standard part of the community-based continuing care process within the Winnipeg region, to include automatic referrals for hospitalized patients, based on specific criteria, physician referrals and self-referrals. However, fewer women than men are referred to and participate in CRPs in Winnipeg.
The investigators' study is unique in that the investigators plan to capture those women who may not be ready to change or participate in a traditional CRP. While women who are in the pre-contemplative or contemplative stages of change may not be ready to participate in a standard CRP, they may be willing to explore a complementary opportunity: the FHHS STEP Program. The overall goal of this project is to provide a collaborative team environment that will engage women; educate, and empower women; and provide women with the necessary personal resources to enable them to take the step towards a cardiac rehabilitation program and a life-long commitment to heart health. The investigators' 2-group randomized clinical trial will compare physiological and psychosocial outcomes among women completing a 12-week gender specific introduction to cardiac rehabilitation with non-program attenders.
Study Type
Phase
- Not Applicable
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Discharged from a Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) facility;
- Diagnosis of stable ischemic heart disease or acute coronary syndrome who have undergone revascularization via coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery or elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI);
- Diagnosis of valvular heart disease who have undergone valve surgery;
- Diagnosis of stable ischemic or non-ischemic heart failure;
- Able to read, write, and speak English;
- Referred to and declined participation in a CRP in Winnipeg;
- Willing and able to attend the STEP Program at the Victoria General Hospital.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients who have unstable or recent unstable cardiac syndrome, as defined by:
- Severe heart failure (New York Heart Association Class IV) or angina (Canadian Cardiovascular Society Class IV) symptoms
- Non-re-vascularized > triple vessel disease
- Non-repaired severe valvular heart disease (aortic or mitral area < 1.0cm2 or mean gradient > 40 mmhg or > 10mmHg [millimetres of mercury] respectively)
- Severe systolic heart failure (LVEF [left ventricular ejection fraction] < 30%)
- High risk stress test
- Exercise induced ventricular arrhythmias or recent (within the past 6 months) hospitalization for ventricular arrhythmias
- Unstable arrhythmias (i.e., bradycardia; tachyarrhythmias)
- Previous attendance in a CRP
- Physical limitations that would preclude ability to walk
- Cognitive impairment/deficits that would preclude participation in the STEP Project
- Automatic internal cardiac defibrillator in situ
- On waitlist for cardiac procedure (e.g., cardiac surgery; PCI)
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: STEP Program Group
Arm: Intervention: The 12-week STEP Program intervention will include: initial individual consult/goal setting; weekly 90 minute information/interactive sessions; individualized patient centred care; journaling
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Intervention: The 12-week STEP Program will include: initial individual consult/goal setting; weekly 90 minute information/interactive sessions; individualized patient centred care; journaling
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No Intervention: Usual Care Group
The usual care group will follow the routine model of care for post-discharge patients who do not participate in a CRP.
Usual care group participants will be given the opportunity/option to participate in the STEP Program in 6 months.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Enrolment
Time Frame: 12 months
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3 yes/no questions: have you contacted a CRP; have you joined a CRP; do you plan to contact a CRP.
if not, why not
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12 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Short-Form-36
Time Frame: baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months
|
36 items re 8 dimensions: physical functioning (10 items), role limitations - physical (4 items), bodily pain (2 items), social functioning (2 items), general mental health (5 items), role limitations - emotional (3 items), vitality (4 items), general health perceptions, 5 items); coded to 0-100 score, with higher values representing more favourable states
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baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months
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Brief Symptom Inventory
Time Frame: baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months
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53 items; 5-point Likert scale (1-5); operationalizes concepts of anxiety, depression and hostility; 9 symptom domains, with higher scores indicating greater levels of distress.
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baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months
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General Self-Efficacy Scale
Time Frame: baseline, 3, 6, 12 months
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10 items; scoring based on 4-point Likert scale (1-4), with higher scores reflecting higher perceived self-efficacy
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baseline, 3, 6, 12 months
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Multidimensional Self-Efficacy for Exercise Scale
Time Frame: baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months
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9 items; 11-point Likert scale (0-10), with higher scores reflecting higher task efficacy (3 items), coping efficacy (3 items) and scheduling efficacy (3 items
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baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months
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Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Social Support Instrument
Time Frame: baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months
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7 item scale is scored by totalling the six 5-point Likert scale items and a 7th item, which is scored 4 for 'yes' and 2 for 'no'.
The scale captures structural, emotional and instrumental support
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baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months
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Stages of Change Questionnaire
Time Frame: baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months
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12 5-point-Likert scale (1-5) questions; Stages of readiness to change for each of the listed behaviors include 5 response items representing each of the stages of change (i.e., precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance).
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baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months
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Health Resource Utilization Questionnaire
Time Frame: 3, 6 and 12 months
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4-items: self-reported number of contacts/visits with primary care provider, cardiologist, emergency department/Walk-in Clinic visits and hospital admissions.
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3, 6 and 12 months
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International Physical Activity Questionnaire
Time Frame: baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months
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9-item, subjective 7 day recall of physical activity patterns
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baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months
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Client Satisfaction Questionnaire
Time Frame: 3 months
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intervention group only; 8 items; 4-point Likert scale; assesses general satisfaction with the health care services received; higher scores reflect higher satisfaction
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3 months
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6-Minute Walk Test
Time Frame: baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months
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total distanced walked in 6 minutes
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baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months
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Accelerometry
Time Frame: baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months
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accelerometers monitor/measure physical activity/sedentary behaviours for a specified period of time (7 days).
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baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Jo-Ann V Sawatzky, RN, PhD, University of Manitoba
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Other Study ID Numbers
- UManitoba
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