A Novel Approach to Cardiovascular Health by Optimizing Risk Management: An Intensive Behavioural Intervention Study

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Cardiovascular Events; Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611001272987
• Lead Sponsor: Michael Vallis, Ph.D., R.Psych.

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-12-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Permanent Nova Scotia resident
Age 30 years of age or older
Previous participant of ANCHOR with a Framingham point total that stayed the same or increased from baseline to post-intervention
Never participated in ANCHOR

Exclusion Criteria

Resident of chronic care facility
Cognitive impairment
Inability to communicate in either official language
Reduction in Framingham points during ANCHOR

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
10 year risk of experiencing a cardiac event as measured by Framingham Risk Points[Baseline and Post intervention (approximately 7 months)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychosocial indicators of successful change: Readiness to change, psychological distress, coping strategies, and fatigue. These outcomes will be assessed utilizing psychometrically sound questionnaires.[Baseline and Post intervention (approximately 7 months)]