Myocardial Infarction
Conditions
Brief summary
A non-MD-led adult education program consisting in 10 one-hour sessions designed to provide information and motivation will be offered to patients who have recently been hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (STEMI and NSTEMI), regarding the management of their treatment and strategies to aggressively optimize control of cardiovascular risk factors.. The intervention arm will be compared to a control group of patients treated with usual care.
Interventions
OTHERAdult education program
A 10-hour program embodying major adult education principles, designed to achieve cognitive involvement of patients in their treatment
Sponsors
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* History of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), Type Ι, according to the 3rd Universal Definition of MI, within the preceding 6 weeks * Absence of substantial cognitive dysfunction (Mini Mental State examination score ≥24)
Exclusion criteria
\- Age \>80 years or \<18 years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Time to death or myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular event or unplanned hospitalization for cardiovascular reasons | 24 months | Time from randomization to the composite endpoint of death or myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular event or unplanned hospitalization for cardiovascular reasons |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MACCE | 24 months | Major cardio-/cerebro-vascular events (cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular event) |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in LDL-chol | 12 months | Change from baseline to 12 months in LDL-cholesterol concentration |
| Change in body-mass index | 12 months | Change from baseline to 12 months in the body-mass index |
| Change in arterial pressure | 12 months | Change from baseline to 12 months in systolic arterial pressure (the mean of 3 office measurements) |
Countries
Greece
Contacts
Primary ContactSpyridon Deftereos, MD
Outcome results
None listed