Why the study?
Coronary event survivors face high risks of readmission, relapse, and mortality due to sub-optimal control of cardiovascular risk factors, highlighting the need to improve secondary prevention strategies for lifestyle and treatment adherence.
Does an online mHealth application improve lifestyle and treatment adherence in patients with coronary heart disease after percutaneous coronary intervention?
Population
240 subjects with coronary heart disease after percutaneous coronary intervention
Comparison
Online mHealth application for mobile phones/tablets vs usual care
Design
Randomized controlled clinical trial
Follow-up
Nine months after hospital discharge
Key result
The EVITE mobile health application intervention will be evaluated in a randomized controlled trial of 240 patients to determine its effect on lifestyle and treatment adherence after a coronary event.
Authors
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This protocol describes a planned randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of an interactive web application on lifestyle and treatment adherence in patients after a coronary event.
RCT (n=240)
Single-blind
Computer-generated random numbers (1:1)
No
Does an online mHealth application improve lifestyle and treatment adherence in patients with coronary heart disease after percutaneous coronary intervention?
This protocol describes a planned randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of an interactive web application on lifestyle and treatment adherence in patients after a coronary event.
Bernal-Jiménez et al. (2021) conducted an RCT in Coronary heart disease after percutaneous coronary intervention (n=240). EVITE mobile health application vs. Usual care was evaluated on Changes in behavior relating to healthy diet, physical activity, smoking cessation, treatment adherence, knowledge acquired, usability and satisfaction. The EVITE mobile health application intervention will be evaluated in a randomized controlled trial of 240 patients to determine its effect on lifestyle and treatment adherence after a coronary event.