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The Effect of a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on Active Participation in the Community and Exercise Habits

NCT03032146 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2019-06-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the contribution of a cardiac rehabilitation program on the active participation in daily life six months after an acute coronary event.

100 patients will be recruited for the study, 3-10 months after a myocardial infarction and hospitalization in the Emek Medical Center in Afula, Israel.

50 patients recruited for the study who had participated in cardiac rehabilitation will be the experimental group. 50 patients who have not participated in rehabilitation- will be the control group. The groups will be matched for diagnosis, sex and age. Sociodemographic data on patients will be taken from the medical records of the cardiology department and the Cardiac Rehabilitation Institute of the Emek Medical Center..

Course of study: Participants will sign an informed consent form and fill out questionnaires that evaluate active participation in the community. In addition, the physical function and muscle strength of the participants will be evaluated with designated tests. The duration of each meeting will be 60 minutes.

HYPOTHESES

1. Patients who participate in a cardiac rehabilitation program will exhibit higher indices of participation in the community than patients who do not participate.
2. Patients who participate in a cardiac rehabilitation program will display higher levels of physical activity when compared with patients who do not participate.

Conditions

  • Cardiac Event

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Cardiac rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary framework which focuses on improving the functioning of heart disease patients to facilitate and optimize the return to a regular routine as early as possible. The rehabilitation program provides the tools for the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle, encouraging participants to take part in recreational activities and includes extending their daily functioning.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Menachem Nahir · haemek medical center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-04-01
Primary Completion
2018-10-01
Completion
2018-11-01

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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