The Country Heart Attack Prevention (CHAP) Project: implementation of a four-step cardiac rehabilitation model of care for rural and remote patients in South Australia

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: cardiovascular diseases; cardiac rehabilitation; Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease; Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular - Hypertension

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000222842
• Lead Sponsor: Flinders University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-03-03
• Last Update Posted: 19 April 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4892

Inclusion Criteria

Eligible participants will be defined according to the National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian clinical guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes 2016 by diagnostic related groups associated with acute myocardial infarction (I21, I21.0, I21.1, I21.2, I21.3, I21.4, I21.9), hypertensive heart disease ( I11.0, I11.9, I13, I13.0, I13.2, I13.9), ischemic heart disease (I20-I25), arrhythmias (I48, I48.0, I48.1, I48.2, I48.3, I48.4, I48.9, I49.9), heart failure (I50, I50.0, I50.1, I50.9). Eligibility will also be defined on the basis of procedures codes for coronary artery surgery, percutaneous coronary intervention, ventricular assist device. All rural and remote residents will be eligible to participate in this project including Aboriginal people.

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cardiac rehabilitation attendance and completion assessed through the Country Access to Cardiac Health (CATCH) database. The CATCH database, which is managed by the Integrated Cardiac Clinical Network (iCCnet) of SA Health as part of the CATCH program, is a dataset established through standardised electronic data collection performed by CR nurses of minimum demography and clinical data of all patients undertaking CR in South Australia. Currently, this database is used for audits on CR effectiveness, identifying gaps in practice and driving service improvements.[12 months after CHAP model of care implementation]