Improving attendance at cardiac rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: Coronary heart disease. Specifically post myocardial infarction and post cardiac surgery.; Circulatory System; Coronary heart disease

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12160517
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Aberdeen (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-08-08
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 412

Inclusion Criteria

Consecutive patients who were admitted with myocardial infarction (MI) or post cardiac surgery between January 2007 and December 2007 at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary were invited to participate in the study if they were referred to the cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programme in the city of Aberdeen or the area of Aberdeenshire.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who had not had MI
2. Patients who were terminally ill
3. Patients who had cardiac valve stenosis
4. Patients who had arrhythmia
5. Patients who abuse alcohol or drugs
6. Patients who are mentally or physically disabled
7. Those referred to the CR programme from out of Aberdeen area

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified