Texting away hopelessness: new program gets heart patients moving
NCT ID NCT03907891
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a 6-week program called Heart Up! that uses text messages and social support to help adults with heart disease become more physically active and feel less hopeless. About 224 patients who had a heart attack or related procedure took part. The program aimed to improve their daily activity and outlook on life.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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224 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2019
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults ≥18 years old * Diagnosed with MI, unstable angina, who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery * Use a cell phone with text messaging * Receive a recommendation to engage in physical activity either at home or in a hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation setting * Have a planned discharge home * Can identify a significant other who can text message them * Speak and read English * Can complete the screening instrument * A score of ≥1.8 on the 10-item state subscale of the State-Trait Hopelessness Scale Exclusion Criteria: • None
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
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