CABIN: A Feasibility Study to Promote Engagement with CR - V1.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
CABIN – (CArdiac Brief INtervention): a feasibility study to promote engagement with cardiac rehabilitation through an early, personalised, and holistic intervention.
IRAS ID
321747
Contact name
Donna Fitzsimons
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Queen's University Belfast
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Background
An ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a specific type of heart attack. In a previous study, patients have told us they would like more mental and emotional support after a STEMI. To provide this support, the research team worked with hospital staff and patients to create a brief intervention called CABIN (CArdiac Brief INtervention), which involves a short discussion between a patient and a nurse, along with a leaflet that summarises the information discussed.
Aim
To test if our plan for giving CABIN to patients after a STEMI is suitable, and to explore what impact the intervention may have on mental and emotional well-being, along with knowledge about their condition.
Methods
Forty patients who had a STEMI will be recruited from two hospital centres in Northern Ireland (Royal Victoria Hospital and Ulster Hospital). Participants will be randomly put in a group who receive the full CABIN intervention or a group who receive a shortened version of CABIN. Both groups will receive their respective interventions before leaving the hospital, which will take about twenty minutes. Participants will be asked to complete brief questionnaires before the intervention, after the intervention, 3-4 weeks from diagnosis, and 14 weeks from diagnosis. At the end of the study, patients who took part and staff from the hospitals will be asked to complete an exit interview (patients) or a focus group (staff), which will tell us about their experience of the study / intervention and anything we need to change.
Outcome of Study
If the study is suitable for patients and appropriate for staff to deliver, we will examine the effectiveness of CABIN in a larger study, which may lead to the intervention being used in clinical practice to improve cardiac rehabilitation uptake and outcomes for patients after a STEMI.REC name
HSC REC A
REC reference
23/NI/0032
Date of REC Opinion
3 Apr 2023
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion