Effect of an Avatar App on Knowledge and Behaviour after Heart Attack

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Coronary Heart Disease; Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622001436763
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Sydney

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-11-09
• Study Completion: 2024-05-22
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 84

Inclusion Criteria

Adults admitted to Westmead Hospital under Cardiology or Cardiothoracic Surgery with a diagnosis of ACS (unstable angina, non-ST elevated myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) or ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI)) in the current admission or previous 3 months, including patients returning to hospital for revascularization procedures including Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CAGB) or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).
- Are being discharged home
- Have access to their personal smart phone or tablet, which has software capable of downloading the app

Exclusion Criteria

- Critically unwell
- Severe co-existing medical conditions that would impede or prevent engagement in lifestyle behaviour change e.g. dementia or terminal illness
- Unable to give consent
- Unable to understand, speak or read basic English

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in coronary heart disease knowledge measured using the Coronary Artery Disease Education Questionnaire II.[ Baseline and three months after randomisation.]