Effectiveness of a Resilience-Based Rehabilitation Program for Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

Launched by PENSIONSVERSICHERUNGSANSTALT · Mar 20, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how a special program that focuses on building psychological resilience can help patients who have experienced heart issues, specifically those with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or recent heart events like a heart attack. Resilience is the ability to cope with stress and challenges in everyday life, which can be especially important for people recovering from heart conditions. The goal of the trial is to see if adding resilience training to the usual rehabilitation program can improve the emotional well-being and recovery of these patients.

To participate in this trial, individuals must be over 18 years old and have experienced either Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or a heart event within the last six months. It's important that they can understand the training in German. Participants will be part of a rehabilitation program where therapists will tailor their care to each person's needs, including this new focus on building resilience. This could help patients handle stress better and improve their overall recovery journey.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • patients experienced TakoTsubo cardiomyopathy (I42.88, I42.9) or patients after an acute coronary event (I21.9) (max. 6 month post event)
• • older than 18 years
• • signed consent form
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Acute intercurrent illness (longer than 3 days)
• • No sufficient knowledge of German to enable participation in the resilience training (assessment by recruiting person)