Women's Heart Attack Research Program: Stress Ancillary Study
Women's Heart Attack Research Program: Stress Ancillary Study; Telephone-Based Stress Management for Women With Myocardial Infarction
NYU Langone Health
200 participants
Aug 1, 2016
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The Women's HARP study is a multi-center study focusing on women with clinical presentation of myocardial infarction (MI). Women will complete stress questionnaires following presentation to the medical center with elevated cardiac enzymes and abnormal electrocardiograms (ECGs). 2 months following MI, participants will be screened for the Stress Ancillary Study and enrolled if an elevated level of perceived stress is reported. After completing baseline assessments, participants will be randomized to Enhanced Usual Care (EUC) or stress management for 8 weeks. Participants will be followed for 6 months.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria8
- Acute ischemic symptoms compatible with diagnosis of MI, such as chest pain or anginal equivalent symptoms at rest or new onset exertional anginal equivalent symptoms
- Objective evidence of MI (either or both of the following):
- Elevation of troponin to above the laboratory upper limit of normal
- ST segment elevation of ≥1mm on 2 contiguous ECG leads
- Willing to provide informed consent and comply with all aspects of the protocol
- Age ≥ 21 years
- Female sex
- PSS-4 score ≥6 at 2 month follow up visit after MI
Exclusion Criteria6
- Alternate explanation for troponin elevation, such as hypertensive urgency, acute exacerbation of heart failure, chronic elevation due to kidney disease, pulmonary embolism, cardiac trauma.
- Moderately severe or severe depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 ≥ 15)
- Active suicidal ideation (PHQ-9 item #9 or otherwise reported during screening)
- History of or current diagnosis of psychosis (EHR review)
- Significant cognitive impairment (EHR review or evident during screening)
- Current participation in another behavioral clinical trial.
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Interventions
Participants randomized into the EUC group will complete 8 weekly individual sessions by phone. Each weekly session consists of: brief check-in and review of AHA brochure- "Women, Heart Disease and Stroke".
Participants randomized into the stress management group will complete 8 weekly group sessions by phone. The intervention is a telephone adaptation of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and focuses on building cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness skills to help manage and cope with stress. Each hour-long weekly session consists of: check-in, instruction, skill building, discussion, and home-based practice assignment.
The Actigraph (wGT3X-BT) will monitor sleep activity and will be worn by participants for 7 days, pre- and post stress based intervention.
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NCT02914483