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Positive Emotions Following Acute Cardiac Events
The focus of this study is to test the efficacy of a 12-week, remotely delivered, positive-psychology-motivational interviewing (PP-MI) intervention, with additional twice weekly text messages for a total of 24 weeks (with interactive, algorithm-driven, goal-focused text messages in the final 12 weeks), compared to post-acute coronary syndrome (ACS) treatment as usual, in a randomized trial of 280 post-ACS patients with low baseline physical activity.
Conditions:
🦠 Acute Coronary Syndrome 🦠 Physical Inactivity
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 12 September 2022
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) 30 June 2027
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) 30 June 2027
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 280
🔬 Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
📊 Phase NA
Locations:
📍 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • * ACS (myocardial infarction or unstable angina)
    • * Suboptimal physical activity (score of \< 6 on the Medical Outcomes study Specific Adherence Scale item related to physical activity)

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • * Cognitive deficits (assessed via a 6-item cognitive screening tool)
    • * Medical conditions likely to lead to death within 6 months.
    • * Moderate-severe depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 \[PHQ-9\] score ≥15)
    • * Inability to participate in physical activity due to another medical condition (e.g., arthritis)
    • * Inability to read, write, or speak in English
    • * Inability to receive text-messages
    • * Current participation in another intervention or program that has been designed to promote well-being or physical activity
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 95 Years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 25 May 2022
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 7 June 2022
  • First Posted 9 June 2022

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 16 April 2024
  • Last Update Posted 17 April 2024
  • Last Verified April 2024
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