Wiser Choices in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Registration Number
- NCT00888537
- Lead Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Brief Summary
Patients who are hospitalized because of a heart attack are prescribed a number of medicines to help the heart heal. The investigators will examine different ways in which clinicians share information about those treatment options with patients and the impact that this can have on patients' choices and health.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 107
Inclusion Criteria
- Between the ages of 18 and 90
- Hospitalized at Saint Marys Hospital
- A primary diagnosis of AMI,
- Have heart rate, blood pressure, troponin and creatinine measurements,
- There is an intention to offer treatment medications
- Are able and willing to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- Have not had a myocardial infarction
- Have significant cognitive, visual impairment,
- Non-English speaker
- Have a Do Not Intubate/Do Not Resuscitate (DNI/DNR) status
- Will be discharged to a nursing home
- AMI is not the presumptive diagnosis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Increase patient knowledge of medication to help the heart heal During hospital stay Decreases rehospitalization rates and death 5 weeks and 6 months Increases adherence to cardiac medications with proven benefits 6 months Reduces patients' decisional conflict (increase patient decisional quality) During hospital stay
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Saint Marys Hospital, Mayo Clinic
🇺🇸Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Saint Marys Hospital, Mayo Clinic🇺🇸Rochester, Minnesota, United States