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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00552591
Date of registration: 01/11/2007
Primary sponsor: University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Public title: Family Heart Health Program: Randomized, Controlled Trial FHHP-RCT
Scientific title: Family Heart Health Program: Randomized, Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: September 2007
Target sample size: 426
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00552591
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention  
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Contacts
Name:   Chris M Blanchard, PhD
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Affiliation:  Dalhousie University
Name:   Heidi Mochari, MPH, RD
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Affiliation:  New York Presbyterian Hospital
Name:   Lori J Mosca, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  New York Presbyterian Hospital
Name:   Andrew L Pipe, MD
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Affiliation:  University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Name:   George Wells, PhD
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Affiliation:  University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Name:   Louise J Beaton, MSc
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Affiliation:  University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Name:   Monika Slovinec D'Angelo, PhD
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Affiliation:  University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Name:   Pat O'Farrell, RN
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Affiliation:  University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Name:   Robert D Reid, MBA, PhD
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Affiliation:  University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Name:   Sophia Papadakis, MHA
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Affiliation:  University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Spouse, offspring or sibling of patient hospitalized at UOHI within the past 5 years
for:

1. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS);

2. Elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI); or

3. Bypass surgery (CABG);

- Willing to provide informed consent;

- At least one of the following modifiable risk factors:

1. Current smoker;

2. Systolic blood pressure = 140 and or Diastolic BP = 90 and/or currently on
medication to treat high blood pressure;

3. Total cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol ratio = 5.0 and/or on antilipemic medication;

4. Abdominal obesity (for men, waist circumference > 102 cm; for women, waist
circumference > 88cm);

5. Physical Inactivity [<150 min mod, 5-7 d/week or <100 min vig, 4-7 d/week]

- Geographically available for assessment, intervention and follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Unable to understand English or French;

2. History of diabetes mellitus or any atherosclerotic disease;

3. Fasting glucose = 7.0 mmol/L at screening;

4. Presence of life threatening illness (e.g., known or suspected cancer or other
disease with a life expectancy of less than five years);

5. Chronic kidney disease and/or undergoing dialysis;

6. Active liver disease;

7. Pregnant or planning to become pregnant within the next year;

8. Cognitive impairment;

9. Other family member already participating in study.



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Coronary Heart Disease
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: 12-week risk reduction program, managed by a Heart Health Educator
Primary Outcome(s)
TC/HDL ratio [Time Frame: one year]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary outcomes of interest will include the modifiable components comprising the Framingham score (smoking status, systolic BP, total cholesterol, HDL- and LDL-cholesterol) [Time Frame: 12 weeks and one year]
Use of risk reducing medications, use of health care resources, smoking status, leisure time exercise, dietary patterns, and body composition [Time Frame: 12 weeks and one year]
Secondary ID(s)
NA 6142
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
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