None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study has been developed to assess the impact of a short (once only) education program for patients admitted to an acute hospital because of coronary artery disease. We are investigating whether early education about the importance of exercise and how to safely begin exercise after a 'heart event' will improve physical status, quality of life and confidence in completing physical activity in the early stages after acute hospitalisation. We are also investigating whether people participating in this program will be more likely to engage in cardiac rehabilitation after hospital discharge - a program that has been shown to improve function, quality of life and mortality in people with coronary artery disease.
Interventions
A one hour education class is provided to the treatment group covering the importance of exercise and safe return to exercise / activity post acute cardiac incident.
This is combined with a short, patient specific, low intensity, monitored exercise program (including warm up, walking program and cool down), that is provided on one occasion after the education session. This intervention takes 5 to 15 minutes depending on the medical status of the patient. The focus of this session is to educate
A one hour education class is provided to the treatment group covering the importance of exercise and safe return to exercise / activity post acute cardiac incident. This is combined with a short, patient specific, low intensity, monitored exercise program (including warm up, walking program and cool down), that is provided on one occasion after the education session. This intervention takes 5 to 15 minutes depending on the medical status of the patient. The focus of this session is to educate patients in appropriate exercise intensity and components of an exercise program in the first three weeks after an acute exacerbation of coronary heart disease. The intervention is delivered on one occasion, and includes both hospital inpatients and patients recently discharged from hospital (within one week).
Sponsors
Danielle Ryan
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Admission to the coronary care unit with a diagnosis relating to a complication of coronary artery disease. 2. Participants who are able to return to the hospital for a three week follow up assessment.
Exclusion criteria
1. Inpatients deemed unsuitable / unstable for exercise by their treating consultant (eg inotropic support) 2. Participants who will require open heart surgery as a result of their current admission 3. Participants who are unable to complete the outcome measures due to english as a second language or with pre-morbid cognitive impairment 4. The participant requires inpatient rehabilitation prior to discharge home 5. The participant is unable to complete the physical outcome measures due to a limitation in functional status (e.g.unable to ambulate without assistance of one or more people with their usual gait aid).
Outcome results
None listed