Status:
COMPLETED
Piloting Text Messages to Promote Positive Affect and Physical Activity
Lead Sponsor:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Conditions:
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The focus of the study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a pilot one-arm project delivering text messages related to positive psychology (PP) activities (e.g., recalling positive event...
Detailed Description
This is a single-arm study of text messaging in post-ACS patients. The convenience sample for this pilot study will be enrolled from two sources: (a) participants prospectively enrolled from inpatient...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Prior acute coronary syndrome.
- Acute myocardial infarction (MI):
- Elevation of cardiac biomarkers (cardiac troponin T) in addition to one or more of the following:
- symptoms of ischemia (e.g., acute chest pain)
- ischemic changes on electrocardiogram
- imaging evidence of new loss of viable myocardium or new regional wall motion abnormality.
- Unstable angina (UA):
- crescendo angina
- new onset (within 1 month) angina with minimal exertion
- angina with minimal exertion or at rest.
- Ability to receive text messages via cellular phone.
Exclusion
- A periprocedural ACS
- Terminal illness
- An unrelated condition limiting physical activity
- An inability to communicate in English, or
- cognitive disorder assessed by 6-item cognitive screen
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
63 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04077229
Start Date
September 1 2016
End Date
October 1 2019
Last Update
February 21 2020
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Jeff Huffman
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114