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NCT03286010

Peer Support for Women With Heart Disease: Women@Heart

Completed NA Last updated 16 July 2024
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Women@Heart Program in Coronary Heart Disease in 180 participants. Completed in 17 June 2024.

Timeline
1 January 2018
Primary endpoint
17 June 2024
17 June 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsorOttawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationnon randomized
Designparallel
Maskingnone
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment180
Start date1 January 2018
Primary completion17 June 2024
Estimated completion17 June 2024
Sites1 location across Canada

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation

Who can join

18 and older, female only, with Coronary Heart Disease or Women's Health. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Women with heart disease are more likely to die or suffer another cardiac event or stroke within 5 years of an index event compared to men. They are also more likely to suffer depression and report lower quality of life. Cardiac Rehabilitation programs have been designed to address these issues, but most women do not attend. Women indicate they have a greater need to talk about their experiences with heart disease and seek social support to help them cope. Peer support, the assistance provided by other women with a similar illness experience, may be one way to enhance social support for women with heart disease and help them improve their psychosocial well-being. The Investigators have developed a peer support program called Women@Heart (W@H). The program is led by trained peer leaders (women who themselves have made a successful recovery from a heart event). A pilot test of the program showed promising results. The Investigators now need to conduct a more rigorous evaluation of the program. The main objective of this project is to determine if the W@H program helps women to improve their psychosocial well-being compared to being on a waiting list to participate in the program. It will also examine the effect of the program on: health behaviours (tobacco smoking, physical activity, sedentary behaviour, fruit and vegetable consumption, and medication adherence); coronary risk factors; and clinical outcomes (re-hospitalization, health care system use, death).

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Peer Support for Women with Heart Disease: Program Description and Evaluation of Women@Heart.
    Elias N, Quansah DY, McDonnell LA, Coutinho T, et al · · 2025 · PMID 41542131 · DOI 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.08.008

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