A Clinical Trial of a Self-Management Education Program for People With Chronic Stable Angina

University of Toronto

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 1

Conditions: Chronic Stable Angina

Treatments: Behavioral: Psychoeducation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00350922

452639

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this clinical trial was to determine the effectiveness of a supportive and educational self-management program for improving health-related quality of life (HRQOL), angina symptoms, and self-efficacy and resourcefulness to self-manage for chronic angina patients. 130 participants were enrolled in the trial for 3 months. The program, entitled the Chronic Angina Self-Management Program, (CASMP) was found effective for improving HRQOL, angina symptoms, and self-efficacy to manage symptoms, compared to usual care.

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Medical diagnosis of coronary artery disease CCS Class I-III Angina for at least 6 months Speak, read, understand English -

Exclusion criteria

MI/Bypass last 6 months CCS Class IV angina A major cognitive disorder -

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)