Maintenance of Physical Activity After Cardiac Rehabilitation

Summary

Physical activity is a key element in cardiac rehabilitation and prevention of cardiovascular mortality and hospitalizations. After cardiac rehabilitation programs end, physical activity levels and participation in continued cardiac rehabilitation declines. The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility a mobile health intervention with text messages and behavior change theory in patients with cardiovascular disease for a duration of 3 months after completion of a cardiac rehabilitation program. An intervention consisting of action planning, text messages, and coordinator support is tested in a feasibility trial design with 40 expected participants.

Conditions

• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Heart Diseases
• Myocardial Ischemia
• Heart Failure
• Arrythmia
• Heart Arrest

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Maintenance intervention

The intervention consists of action planning, text messages, and coordinator support. At onset, each participant creates an action plan for physical activity with the help of a health professional: * What types of physical activities? * When and how often? * Where and with who? 2 auto-generated text messages are sent weekly for a duration of 12 weeks. The first prompts physical activity. The second asks if plans were reached. If yes, an automatic reply with positive reinforcement is generated. If no, an automatic reply asks if the participant wants to be contacted. Participants are contacted by a coordinator either by answering text messages or if not answering the texts for a period of 2 weeks or more. Coordinator functions: * Call participants replying to texts that they wish to be contacted * Help participants establish contact to local activities involving physical activity * Follow-up on and adjustment of action plan * Offer guidance in physical activity

Sponsors & Collaborators

• City of Slagelse (municipality)

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Holbaek Sygehus

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Southern Denmark

  collaborator OTHER

• University College Copenhagen

  collaborator OTHER

• Slagelse Hospital

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Rune M Andersen, PhD · Næstved-Slagelse-Ringsted Hospitals; University of Southern Denmark

• Lars H Tang, PhD · Næstved-Slagelse-Ringsted Hospitals; University of Southern Denmark

• Søren T Skou, PhD · Næstved-Slagelse-Ringsted Hospitals; University of Southern Denmark

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-08-30

Primary Completion

2022-04-30

Completion

2022-04-30

Countries

• Denmark

Study Locations