Home versus Hospital based cardiac rehabilitation: a randomised trial with preference arms to compare clinical outcomes and costs. Cornwall Heart Attack Rehabilitation Management Study (CHARMS).

• Register: ISRCTN
• Last refreshed on: 12 February 2013
• Main ID: ISRCTN52215857
• Date of registration: 08/02/2005
• Primary sponsor: Peninsula Medical School (Primary Care) (UK)
• Public title: Home versus Hospital based cardiac rehabilitation: a randomised trial with preference arms to compare clinical outcomes and costs. Cornwall Heart Attack Rehabilitation Management Study (CHARMS). CHARMS
• Date of first enrolment: Dec 1 2000
• Target sample size: 230
• Recruitment status: Completed/Not recruiting
• URL: http://isrctn.org/ISRCTN52215857
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Randomised controlled trial

Countries of recruitment

United Kingdom

Contacts

• Name: Hasnain Dalal

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A subset of all patients from two primary care trusts admitted to the Royal Cornwall Hospital with uncomplicated myocardial infarction and without major co morbidity
Exclusion criteria: Does not match inclusion criteria

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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Acute myocardial infarction

Intervention(s)

Interventions: 6-week nurse facilitated self-help package (the Heart Manual) or attendance at comprehensive hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation classes for 8-10 weeks.

Primary Outcome(s)

Not provided at time of registration

Secondary Outcome(s)

Not provided at time of registration

Secondary ID(s)

N0202102544

Source(s) of Monetary Support

NHS Research & Development - NHS Executive South West "developments in organisation of care" grant (ref: D/02/10.99/Dal) (UK)

Secondary Sponsor(s)

N/A