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OPTImal CArdiac REhabilitation (OPTICARE) Following Acute Coronary Syndromes

NCT01395095 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 914

Last updated 2016-03-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective is to investigate whether in acute coronary syndrome patients the cardiac risk profile will improve with 2 new extended cardiac rehabilitation interventions and if these patients maintain healthier life style habits and a more active life style compared to patients randomized to standard cardiac rehabilitation.

Conditions

  • Risk Reduction Behavior
  • Life Style

Interventions

OTHER

rehabilitation+telephonic coaching

intervention starts 2 weeks after ending standard CR and is based on five phonebased coaching sessions at 6 weeks intervals up to 6 months. Each coaching session includes 5 stages: (1) Asking questions to establish patient's knowledge, attitude and beliefs about their risk factors; (2) Explanation and rationale; (3) Assertiveness training; (4) Goal setting; (5) Reassessment.

OTHER

OPTICARE-B

standard CR according to the guidelines consisting of (a) 2 times a week exercise program of 1.5 hours during 12 weeks, (b) upon request of the patient: participation in multifactorial lifestyle and risk factor sessions (medical information, dietary advises and emotional advises, information about risk factors, smoking cessation program and stress management sessions).

OTHER

OPTICARE-C

(a) standard CR consisting of 2 times a week exercise program of 1.5 hours during 12 weeks. (b) (mandatory) participation in multifactorial lifestyle and risk factor sessions: i.e. 4 sessions of 2 hours each (medical information, dietary advises, risk factors and emotional advises). If applicable, patients will participate in smoking cessation, dietary and stress management programs . (c) Individual sessions and a personalized home-based program to promote an active life style upon instruction of a physiotherapist and physical activity counselor during and after completion of rehabilitation. Activity monitors will be used to provide feedback. (d) Additional compulsory supervised multifactorial lifestyle and risk management training sessions of each 2 hours provided at 4, 6 and 12 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Ron T van Domburg, PhD · ErasmusMC, Thoraxcenter

  • Felix Zijlstra, MD, PhD · ErasmusMC, Thoraxcenter

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-09-30
Primary Completion
2016-03-31
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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