Positive Emotions Following Acute Cardiac Events
This study is testing a 12-week program called Positive Psychology + Motivational Interviewing (PP-MI) for people who have recently experienced an Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), like a heart attack or unstable angina. The program aims to improve your well-being and increase your physical activity through weekly phone sessions and activities. You might be able to join if you are 18-95 years old, have had an ACS, and are not very physically active. The study will compare the PP-MI program to usual care after an ACS to see if it helps you become more physically active over 24 weeks. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status and plans to enroll 280 participants.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study comparing a 12-week intervention with usual care in 280 participants.
- What's involved
- You would complete weekly Positive Psychology activities, work towards physical activity goals, and have weekly phone sessions for 12 weeks. You would also receive text messages for 24 weeks and wear an accelerometer for one week at the start and at 24 weeks.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your physical activity will be measured at 24 weeks after the start of the study.
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Positive Emotions Following Acute Cardiac Events
At a glance
Conditions
NCT05412862
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusettsstudy coordinator listed
Recruiting
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Study leadership
- Jeff C Huffman, M.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Massachusetts General Hospital
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What this trial measures
- Change from Baseline Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) at 24 weeksMeasured for 7 days at baseline and 24 weeks
MVPA will be measured via an accelerometer and recorded in mean minutes/day.