CardiacRehabPlus: Innovation to improve outcomes for TIA and cardiac rehabilitation patients

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Stroke; Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA); Cardiovascular disease; Stroke - Ischaemic; Stroke - Haemorrhagic; Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000229178
• Lead Sponsor: ational Ageing Research Institute

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-02-18
• Last Update Posted: 26 August 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 35

Inclusion Criteria

For both cohorts:
Aged 18 and over
• Living in the community (home, independent living unit, retirement village)
• Able to communicate in English
• Able to provide informed consent

For TIA/minor stroke cohort
•Diagnosis of TIA or minor stroke confirmed by a neurologist (determined clinically through questioning of participant or medical records) with a Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) less than or equal to 1 within the previous 12 weeks
•Prior to TIA or minor stroke able to ambulate independently outdoors with/without a gait aid
•Able to attend St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy campus
•Having medical clearance to undertake an exercise program

For cardiac cohort:
•Diagnosis of a cardiac condition
•Referred to and commenced participation in the SVHM cardiac rehabilitation program
•Prior to cardiac event, able to ambulate independently outdoors with/without a gait aid
•Attending the SVHM, Fitzroy campus cardiac rehabilitation program

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be excluded if they have any other neurological conditions

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility - time required to undertake balance, gait and agility assessment - recorded on a time sheet by research staff [within one week of completion of CardiacRahabPlus program];Feasibility - number of patients in both cohorts completing the 8 week CR+ program - recorded on a session attendance record<br>[within one week of completion of CardiacRahabPlus program];Acceptability - of participants in being involved in cardiac rehabilitation program - assessed by survey of participants completing cardiac rehabilitation program[within one week of completion of CardiacRahabPlus program]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Composite measure - Change in measures of balance (Step test and functional reach test) following cardiac rehabilitation program[within one week of completion of CardiacRahabPlus program];Composite measure. Change in measures of balance and gait (step test, functional reach, timed up and go) following the CardiacRehabPlus program [within one week of completion of the cardiac rehabilitation program ]