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Behavioral Intervention

Healing Circles for Cardiovascular Disease

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Scott Lear, PhD

Research Sponsored by Simon Fraser University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up at baseline (0 years) and followed for 2.5 years, for a total of 2 to 6 assessments per subject

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Study Summary

This trial will study a new app called Healing Circles that provides peer support to heart disease patients in order to improve self care and reduce hospitalizations.

Eligible Conditions

Cardiovascular Disease
Heart Disease

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ at baseline (0 years) and followed for 2.5 years, for a total of 2 to 6 assessments per subject

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~at baseline (0 years) and followed for 2.5 years, for a total of 2 to 6 assessments per subject

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and at baseline (0 years) and followed for 2.5 years, for a total of 2 to 6 assessments per subject for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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

Primary outcome measures

Changes from baseline in patient self-management (Health Education Impact Questionnaire v3.0) every 6 months until study end.

Secondary outcome measures

Health Resource Use (study specific questionnaire)

Health-related Quality of Life (EuroQol 5D5L)

Subjective Quality of Life (ICECAP-A)

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Healing CirclesExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Healing Circles is an evidence-based and patient-informed novel self-management platform designed to support patients with CVD. It uses a private, secure social network that helps connect patients to one another, to personalized, disease management information , and provides functions to assist patients in self-management via evidence-based principles of behaviour change.

Group II: Usual CareActive Control1 Intervention

The usual care group will receive all standard treatment, instructions and information for patients with cardiovascular disease, but no Healing Circles program.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Simon Fraser UniversityLead Sponsor

52 Previous Clinical Trials

9,348 Total Patients Enrolled

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)OTHER_GOV

1,341 Previous Clinical Trials

26,452,463 Total Patients Enrolled

Brodie Sakakibara, PhDStudy DirectorUniversity of British Columbia

4 Previous Clinical Trials

233 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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To what demographic does enrollment into this research endeavor apply?

"This medical investigation is searching for 250 people between 18 and 110 years of age who suffer from cardiovascular maladies. They must also meet the following criteria: (i) male or female with CVD-associated conditions; (ii) at least eighteen years old; (iii) access to a smartphone, tablet, or laptop/desktop computer; and (iv) understanding of English language."

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How many individuals are currently participating in the research project?

"Affirmative. The research posted on clinicaltrials.gov indicates that this experiment is still searching for participants, having first been published on August 20th 2017 and last updated November 3rd 2022. It seeks to recruit a total of 250 individuals from 4 primary sites."

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Are there any positions still available for volunteers in this trial?

"This medical trial, launched on August 20th 2017 and last revised on November 3rd 2022, is searching for participants. This information can be found on clinicaltrials.gov."

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