Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of an Educational Intervention on Cardiac Patients' Participation Rate in Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs
Lead Sponsor:
Sheba Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Gertner Institute
Israel National Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research
Conditions:
Coronary Artery Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The main aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of an educational intervention designed to increase attendance of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients at Cardiac Rehabilitation ...
Detailed Description
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cause of disability and economic burden in western societies. Ample evidence exists to suggest that participation of these patients in structured Cardiac Rehabi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with or without valve replacement
Exclusion
- Institutionalized patients
- Patients with severe co-morbidities for whom cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is contra-indicated
- Patients who sustained a severe surgical complication preventing them from participating in CR (general stroke with severe disability)
- Patients residing farther than 30 km from a rehabilitation center
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
1024 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00356863
Start Date
February 1 2004
End Date
December 1 2009
Last Update
November 20 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Sheba Medical Center, the Gertner institute for epidemiology and health service research
Ramat Gan, Israel, 52621