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Gratitude Intervention for Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients

NCT04314583 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 65

Last updated 2023-04-04

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Summary

This is a single-center cohort study of patients in a cardiac rehabilitation program with a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including heart failure, coronary artery disease, post myocardial infarction, post percutaneous coronary intervention and post cardiac surgery. Participants will be randomized to the gratitude intervention or an attention control group. This study is a pilot study to determine the feasibility and acceptability of administering the gratitude intervention in a cardiac rehabilitation setting.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Attention Control

Participants in this group will be asked to recall 3 to 5 events from the prior day of the intervention and write, or if unable to write, speak about these events.

BEHAVIORAL

Gratitude Journaling

The gratitude journaling intervention involves participants writing or speaking 3-5 things for which they are grateful and focusing on these attributes. Participants will do this weekly for 12 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Martha Biddle

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Martha Biddle, PhD · University of Kentucky

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-09-01
Primary Completion
2023-03-17
Completion
2023-03-17

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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