Talking your way to a healthier heart: could coaching after stent surgery improve cholesterol and weight?
NCT ID NCT07659951
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether motivational interviewing—a supportive, goal-oriented counseling approach—can help people who have had a heart stent adopt and maintain healthier habits. Participants receive one-on-one coaching sessions and reminder texts over three months, while researchers track changes in lifestyle behaviors, cholesterol levels, and body mass index. The goal is to see if this simple, non-drug intervention can improve heart health after a common procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- motivational interviewing
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could become a simple, low-cost way to help heart patients stick to healthier lifestyles after stent surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 55 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The intervention relies on patient motivation, which varies.
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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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55 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged over 18 years, * Able to understand Turkish and literate, * Patients who had undergone stent placement after coronary angiography (at least 1 month after stent implantation or balloon angioplasty), * Patients whose health status was appropriate for participation in the study, * Patients who owned a mobile phone. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a diagnosed psychiatric disorder, * Patients with whom communication could not be established, * Patients with poor general health status.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Biruni University
Istanbul, Zeytinburnu, 34010, Turkey (Türkiye)
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