Myocardial Infarction
Conditions
Keywords
cardiac rehabilitation, lifestyle management, risk factor management, myocardial infarction, randomized trials
Brief summary
Cardiac rehabilitation programmes are a proven treatment for individuals with recent myocardial infarction, resulting in reduced morbidity and mortality compared to usual care. Unfortunately, following completion of a cardiac rehabilitation programme, risk factors and lifestyle behaviours may deteriorate. The GOSPEL study investigates the benefits of a programme of continued educational and behavioural intervention to achieve optimal long-term secondary prevention goals.
Detailed description
Study partially sponsored by Società Prodotti Antibiotici
Interventions
BEHAVIORALmultifactorial continued educational - behavioural programme
Sponsors
Heart Care Foundation
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Recent myocardial infarction (within 3 months after the index event) * Standard rehabilitation program of 3-6 weeks performed * Informed consent (obtained before any study specific procedure)
Exclusion criteria
* Age \> 75 years * Any condition that in the opinion of the investigator would jeopardize the evaluation of efficacy or be associated with poor adherence to the protocol; * Presence of any non-cardiac disease (e.g. cancer) that is likely to significantly shorten life expectancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| cardiovascular mortality | — |
| non fatal re-MI | — |
| angina requiring hospitalization | — |
| urgent revascularization procedures | — |
| hospitalization for heart failure | — |
| non fatal stroke | — |
Countries
Italy, Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed