Positive Emotions Following Acute Cardiac Events
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-95
SponsorMassachusetts General Hospital
About this trial
The focus of this study is to test the efficacy of a 12-week, remotely delivered, positive-psychology-motivational interviewing (PP-MI) intervention, with additional twice weekly text messages for a total of 24 weeks (with interactive, algorithm-driven, goal-focused text messages in the final 12 weeks), compared to post-acute coronary syndrome (ACS) treatment as usual, in a randomized trial of 280 post-ACS patients with low baseline physical activity.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
ACS (myocardial infarction or unstable angina)
Suboptimal physical activity (score of < 6 on the Medical Outcomes study Specific Adherence Scale item related to physical activity)
Disqualifiers
Cognitive deficits (assessed via a 6-item cognitive screening tool)
Medical conditions likely to lead to death within 6 months.
Moderate-severe depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [PHQ-9] score ≥15)
Inability to participate in physical activity due to another medical condition (e.g., arthritis)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Positive Psychology + Motivational Interviewing
Treatment groups
280 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov