Rehabilitation in the Home Setting for Older Adults In the Early Period After Myocardial Infarction
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
- Enrollment
- 27
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Decline
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This pilot feasibility study will test whether a home-based cardiac rehabilitation intervention, using physical therapist visits combined with mobile health technology, will prevent decline in high-risk patients post acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Participants will be randomized to either an intervention arm (home-based physical therapy), or a control (usual care) arm. Prior to discharge, participants in the intervention arm will receive a 1-hour educational session by a research physical therapist that includes information on cardiac risk factor management, postoperative recovery, education on medication adherence, and a prescription for home exercise that is tailored to each patient's baseline abilities and limitations. Participants assigned to the control arm will receive a 30-minute counseling session on risk factor modification prior to discharge, in addition to usual care post-AMI.
Detailed Description
All participants enrolled in this research study will receive the FDA-approved FitBit Flex, a wearable activity monitoring device which will objectively measure physical activity and sedentary behavior in the period post-hospital discharge. Daily activity monitoring will include: number of steps, distance traveled, calories burned, number of active minutes.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Clinical diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
Exclusion Criteria
- •moderate to severe cognitive impairment; non-ambulatory
- •severe heart failure (NYHA Class IV); decisional impairment as assessed by the University of California
- •San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent (UBACC) 22, if the RC questions capacity; very limited life expectancy (e.g. anticipated discharge to hospice)
- •non-English/non-Spanish speaking.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Decline
Time Frame: 5 Weeks
Assessment of the functional dependence or independence in carrying out activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, continence, and feeding.
Secondary Outcomes
- Mortality Rate(5 Weeks)
- Decline in self-perceived physical health (measured by SF-12 PCS)(5 Weeks)
- Mean time spent in sedentary activity(5 Weeks)
- Hospital readmission rate(5 Weeks)