Maintenance of Physical Activity After Cardiac Rehabilitation

NCT ID: NCT05011994

Last Updated: 2022-04-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-08-30

Study Completion Date

2022-04-30

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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 primary aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility in terms of recruitment, retention, data completeness, intervention delivery and compliance, and acceptability of 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.

The study is a single-group multi-site feasibility trial. Participants will be recruited from phase II cardiac rehabilitation programs at Slagelse Hospital, the city of Slagelse (municipality), and Holbæk Hospital. Starting immediately after completion of cardiac rehabilitation, study participants will receive an intervention that consists of action planning, text messages, and coordinator support for a period of 12 weeks (see more details under 'Arms and Interventions'). The investigators base the intervention on a theoretical model of behavior change in the form of the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA). Behavior change techniques (BCTs) are used as part of the intervention. The intervention is an addition to standard practice and does not replace any existing treatment offers.

To evaluate the feasibility of the intervention and its readiness to be tested in a subsequent RCT design, the investigators have set progression criteria using a system of green (proceed to RCT), amber (amend when proceeding to RCT), or red (issue must be solved before proceeding to RCT). The progression criteria are listed under 'Primary Outcome Measures'.

Participants will wear accelerometers on thigh and wrist for 1 and 3 weeks, respectively, starting 1 week before end of cardiac rehabilitation. Baseline measurements and start of intervention is planned to be at the same time as cardiac rehabilitation ends. After 11 weeks of intervention, participants will attend a follow-up assessment, where participants will wear accelerometers on thigh and wrist again.

Conditions

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Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases Myocardial Ischemia Heart Failure Arrythmia Heart Arrest

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Maintenance intervention

Participants will receive a 12-week mobile health (mHealth) intervention that consists of action planning, text messages, and coordinator support.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Maintenance intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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

Interventions

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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

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥18 years.
* Participant in an exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program in either hospital or municipality setting.
* Access to a personal mobile phone and Danish telephone number.
* Able to walk 3 meters without assistance.

Exclusion Criteria

* Insufficient Danish language proficiency to read and understand text messages and questionnaires.
* Patients cognitively or mentally unable to participate.
* Terminal patients and patients with a life expectancy of less than 3 months.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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City of Slagelse (municipality)

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Holbaek Sygehus

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Southern Denmark

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University College Copenhagen

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Slagelse Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Rune M Andersen, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Næstved-Slagelse-Ringsted Hospitals; University of Southern Denmark

Lars H Tang, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Næstved-Slagelse-Ringsted Hospitals; University of Southern Denmark

Søren T Skou, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Næstved-Slagelse-Ringsted Hospitals; University of Southern Denmark

Locations

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Holbæk Hospital

Holbæk, , Denmark

Site Status RECRUITING

City of Slagelse (municipality)

Korsør, , Denmark

Site Status RECRUITING

Slagelse Hospital

Slagelse, , Denmark

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Denmark

Central Contacts

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Rune M Andersen, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+4529623522 ext. +4558559790

Lars H Tang, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+4558559790

References

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Andersen RM, Skou ST, Clausen MB, Jager M, Zangger G, Grontved A, Brond JC, Soja AMB, Tang LH. Maintenance of physical activity after cardiac rehabilitation (FAIR): study protocol for a feasibility trial. BMJ Open. 2022 Apr 5;12(4):e060157. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060157.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35383088 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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EMN-2021-00020

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

REG-162-2020

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EMN-2021-00020

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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