Can a coach help heart attack survivors beat depression and boost health?
NCT ID NCT06440278
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether a coaching program called BA-HD is practical and well-liked by adults who had a heart attack in the last 2 to 12 months and feel depressed. Sixty participants from three states will either get the coaching or usual care. The goal is to prepare for a larger future study, not to prove the program works yet.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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39 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Medical chart-documented ACS (diagnosis of unstable angina, ST or non-ST elevation myocardial infarction) occurrence within the past 2-12 months. * Post-ACS depressed mood defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire(PHQ)--9 score ≥ 10 upon screening, * Non-adherence to and willingness to implement changes to ≥1 health behavior based on screening of: 1. Smoking/Tobacco exposure, 2. Physical Activity, 3. Diet, 4. Sleep health, 5. Medication adherence * English-language fluency * Resides within 90 minutes (driving time) of each site with no plans to relocate beyond that range during study participation * Access to a telephone and/or videoconferencing capability * Has primary care provider * Address at which packages can be received Exclusion Criteria: * Chart indication of significant cognitive impairment (e.g., chart-documented dementia), Current exacerbation of serious mental illness, * Suicidality, * Hearing impairment that prevents telephone/video communication for intervention and assessment purposes, * Current hospice care, and * Current engagement in cardiac rehabilitation or other regular counseling treatment targeting depression or health behavior change
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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ECU Health
Greenville, North Carolina, 27835, United States
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Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55415, United States
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The Miriam Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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