Online cardiac rehabilitation with mindfulness for people with coronary heart disease

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is a single-blinded, two-group randomized controlled project lasting 12 weeks that compares an online cardiac rehabilitation program with mindfulness to a control condition. Participants complete questionnaires and wear activity monitors at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks, and a subset will take part in a 30–40 minute interview after the trial. Those in the intervention group receive a face-to-face onboarding session, access to a CR website and activity monitors, weekly online content about lifestyle and mindfulness, and nurse check-in calls every two weeks for the first six weeks. The trial focuses on stress symptoms and related health outcomes in adults recently diagnosed with coronary heart disease.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

People will be eligible for this study if they were:

1. diagnosed with CHD (within the past 6 months),
2. undergone conservative treatment, such as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and/ or medication,
3. currently under stable medication regimen and discharged to home.
4. aged 18 years or older,
5. reported scores ranging from 3 (to some degree) to 5 (very much) scores on a single-item stress symptoms scale (Elo et al., 2003),
6. using a computer and/or smartphone to access the Internet at home,
7. and, read and speak Chinese.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. diagnosis of acute psychotic disease;
2. presence of a life-limiting condition;
3. prescribed contradictions to physical activity; and,
4. presence of hearing, visual, or ambulatory disorders

Where it's running

• Tung Wah College
  Hong Kong, Hong Kong Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Jingjing Su, PhD
• Email: jjsu@twc.edu.hk
• Phone: 852-37256115

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.