Rehabilitation in the Home Setting for Older Adults In the Early Period After Myocardial Infarction — RESILIENT  

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Clinical Trial

Official title: Rehabilitation in the Home Setting for Older Adults In the Early Period After Myocardial Infarction

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This pilot feasibility study will test whether a home-based cardiac rehabilitation intervention, using physical therapist visits combined with mobile health technology, will prevent decline in high-risk patients post acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Participants will be randomized to either an intervention arm (home-based physical therapy), or a control (usual care) arm. Prior to discharge, participants in the intervention arm will receive a 1-hour educational session by a research physical therapist that includes information on cardiac risk factor management, postoperative recovery, education on medication adherence, and a prescription for home exercise that is tailored to each patient's baseline abilities and limitations. Participants assigned to the control arm will receive a 30-minute counseling session on risk factor modification prior to discharge, in addition to usual care post-AMI.

Clinical Trial Description

All participants enrolled in this research study will receive the FDA-approved FitBit Flex, a wearable activity monitoring device which will objectively measure physical activity and sedentary behavior in the period post-hospital discharge. Daily activity monitoring will include: number of steps, distance traveled, calories burned, number of active minutes. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
• Infarction
• Myocardial Infarction

• NCT number: NCT02804906
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: NYU Langone Health
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 2016
• Completion date: January 14, 2019