Health Condition 1: null- Post Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) patient with a planned return to community
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Text Messages on Mobile Phones
: Text messages regarding Medical adherence and lifestyle advice. With the frequency of two such text messages per week for 1 year.
Control Intervention1:
Sponsors
The George Institute for Global Health
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)Confirmed diagnosis of ACS 2) A planned return to community 3) Sufficient skills in English language to read and send text messages through mobile phone 4) Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Lack of any inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of patients regularly taking appropriate secondary prevention medicationsTimepoint: 6 and 12 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| â?¢ Proportion regularly using each medication class â?¢ Mean systolic blood pressure, mean total cholesterol, mean LDL cholesterol, â?¢ Proportion that have - stopped smoking in the last 12 months,levels of physical activity,levels of fruit and vegetable intake â?¢ Major vascular event â?¢ Hospital re-admissions â?¢ All â?? cause mortalityTimepoint: 6 and 12 months | — |
Countries
Australia, India
Contacts
Public ContactDr G Karthikeyan
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed