N/A
Completed N=1,024
Effect of an Educational Intervention on Cardiac Patients' Participation Rate in Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00356863 ↗Enrolled (actual)
1,024
Serious AEs
26.6%
Results posted
Mar 2012
Primary outcomePrimary: Number of Patients Participating in Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs (CRPs)1-year Post Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)Surgery in the Intervention and Control Groups — 156; 86 participants
Summary
The main aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of an educational intervention designed to increase attendance of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients at Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs (CRPs) on actual CRP participation rate and; examine patient-related factors (demographic, health, psychosocial, awareness) influencing patients' attendance at CRPs. We hypothesized that the proportion of CABG patients participating in CRPs will increase significantly to 20-30% following the educational intervention employed.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Patients Participating in Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs (CRPs)1-year Post Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)Surgery in the Intervention and Control Groups |
156; 86 | — |
| SECONDARY MacNew Heart Disease Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) Scale. A Self-administered Heart Disease-specific Health-related Quality of Life (HRQL) Instrument. |
5.58; 5.27 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with or without valve replacement
Exclusion Criteria
- Institutionalized patients
- Patients with severe co-morbidities for whom cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is contra-indicated
- Patients who sustained a severe surgical complication preventing them from participating in CR (general stroke with severe disability)
- Patients residing farther than 30 km from a rehabilitation center
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00356863). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.