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Motivational Texting for Heart Attack Care

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Dennis Ko, MD

Research Sponsored by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Presentation or admission to Sunnybrook Hospital with diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up within one month, 3 months, and 12 months of hospital discharge

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study if texting can help improve care for heart attack patients and reduce hospital readmissions.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for heart attack patients over 18 who were treated at Sunnybrook Hospital, have a cellphone with texting, and can read and respond to English texts. It's not for those who can't consent in English or lack SMS-capable phones.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The TEACH pilot trial tests if motivational text messages after hospital discharge can improve care for heart attack patients. Participants are randomly assigned to receive these texts or be in a control group without them.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since the intervention involves sending and receiving text messages, there are no direct medical side effects. However, participants may experience stress or anxiety from regular communication about their health condition.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I was admitted to Sunnybrook Hospital with a heart attack or related condition.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ within one month, 3 months, and 12 months of randomization

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~within one month, 3 months, and 12 months of randomization

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and within one month, 3 months, and 12 months of randomization for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Physician visit

Secondary outcome measures

Emergency Department presentation

Medication compliance

Re-hospitalization

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Placebo Group

Group I: Texting intervention groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Subjects will receive specific health-related texts

Group II: Control groupPlacebo Group1 Intervention

Subjects will receive general text messages without health information

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreLead Sponsor

656 Previous Clinical Trials

1,551,058 Total Patients Enrolled

11 Trials studying Coronary Artery Disease

3,947 Patients Enrolled for Coronary Artery Disease

Dennis Ko, MDPrincipal InvestigatorResearch Director

Media Library

Motivational texting Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05628337 — N/A

Coronary Artery Disease Research Study Groups: Control group, Texting intervention group

Coronary Artery Disease Clinical Trial 2023: Motivational texting Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05628337 — N/A

Motivational texting 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05628337 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is this research endeavor currently recruiting participants?

"Indeed, the records hosted on clinicaltrials.gov show that this trial has been open for recruitment since June 16th 2022 and was recently adjusted on November 16th 2022. 250 individuals must be enrolled at just a single site in order to complete the study's objectives."

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What is the enrollment capacity for this research endeavor?

"Affirmative. As documented on clinicaltrials.gov, this ongoing trial was first posted in mid-June and recently updated in mid-November 2022. The study requires 250 participants from one medical site to participate."

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Recent research and studies

New England Journal of MedicineJournal

Post-hospital Syndrome — an Acquired, Transient Condition of Generalized Risk

Krumholz, Harlan M.. 2013. “Post-hospital Syndrome — an Acquired, Transient Condition of Generalized Risk”. New England Journal of Medicine. Massachusetts Medical Society. doi:10.1056/nejmp1212324.

JamaJournal

Effect of Lifestyle-focused Text Messaging on Risk Factor Modification in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

Chow, Clara K., Julie Redfern, Graham S. Hillis, Jay Thakkar, Karla Santo, Maree L. Hackett, Stephen Jan, et al.. 2015. “Effect of Lifestyle-focused Text Messaging on Risk Factor Modification in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease”. Jama. American Medical Association (AMA). doi:10.1001/jama.2015.10945.

JAMA Internal MedicineJournal

Preventing 30-day Hospital Readmissions

Leppin, Aaron L., Michael R. Gionfriddo, Maya Kessler, Juan Pablo Brito, Frances S. Mair, Katie Gallacher, Zhen Wang, et al.. 2014. “Preventing 30-day Hospital Readmissions”. JAMA Internal Medicine. American Medical Association (AMA). doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.1608.

New England Journal of MedicineJournal