Heart patients get a helping hand: new care model boosts medication adherence
NCT ID NCT07346664
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested a transitional care model for 108 patients with coronary heart disease who had a stent procedure. The program used structured follow-up and WeChat-based education to help patients take their medications correctly and improve self-care. Researchers measured medication adherence, self-efficacy, and cholesterol levels to see if the extra support made a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- transitional care model (structured follow-up and education via WeChat)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to help heart patients stay on track with their medications and lifestyle changes after a procedure.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with no blinding, so results may not apply to all heart patients. The intervention is behavioral, not a drug, so effects may be modest.
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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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108 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Finished
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May 2024
- 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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47 to 58 years
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * patients clinically diagnosed with CHD according to established diagnostic criteria * patients who met the World Health Organization (WHO) indications for PCI * complete clinical data available Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with cognitive impairment * Patients with incomplete follow-up data. * Patients with comorbid malignancy * Patients with severe hepatic * Patients with renal insufficiency
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225001, China
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