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NCT03759873 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Incentives and Case Management to Improve Cardiac Care: Healthy Lifestyle Program

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by University of Vermont.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
209
Enrollment target

NCT03759873: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by University of Vermont.

NCT03759873 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by University of Vermont. The registered enrollment target is 209 participants, above the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (57% higher). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03759873, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by University of Vermont.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
209 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Participation in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (CR) decreases morbidity and mortality for patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction, coronary bypass surgery or percutaneous revascularization. Unfortunately, only 10-35% of patients for whom CR is indicated choose to participate. Lower socioeconomic status (SES) is a robust predictor of CR non-participation. There is growing recognition of the need to increase CR among economically disadvantaged patients, but there are almost no evidence-based interventions available for doing so. The present study will examine the efficacy of using early case management and financial incentives for increasing CR participation among lower-SES patients. Case management has been effective at promoting attendance at a variety of health-related programs (e.g. treatment for diabetes, HIV, asthma, cocaine dependence) as well as reducing hospitalizations. Financial incentives are also highly effective in altering health behaviors among disadvantaged populations (e.g., smoking during pregnancy, weight loss) including CR participation in a prior trial. For this study 209 CR-eligible lower-SES patients will be randomized to: a treatment condition where patients are assigned a case manager while in hospital who will facilitate CR attendance and coordinate cardiac care, a treatment condition where patients receive financial incentives contingent on initiation of and continued attendance at CR sessions, a combination of these two interventions, or to a "usual-care" condition. Participants in all conditions will complete pre- and post-treatment assessments. Treatment conditions will be compared on attendance at CR and end-of-intervention improvements in fitness, executive function, and health-related quality of life. Cost effectiveness of the treatment conditions will also be examined by comparing the costs of delivering the interventions and the usual care condition, taking into account increases in CR participation. Furthermore, the va

Primary Outcome

Number of cardiac rehabilitation sessions completed out of a possible 36

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Case Management
  • BEHAVIORAL Incentives

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 209 participants
Start Date 2018-12-03
Est. Completion 2024-02-28
Phase Phase 2
University of Vermont

162 total trials

What the finished NCT03759873 record still lists

NCT03759873 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 209 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, above the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (57% higher).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Case Management is the first listed.

NCT03759873 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03759873 about?

NCT03759873 is a clinical study titled "Incentives and Case Management to Improve Cardiac Care: Healthy Lifestyle Program". Participation in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (CR) decreases morbidity and mortality for patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction, coronary bypass surgery or percutaneous revascularization. Unfortunately, only 10-35% of patients for whom CR is indicated choose to participate. Lower soci...

What is the current status of trial NCT03759873?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 209 participants. The study started on 2018-12-03. Estimated completion is 2024-02-28.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03759873?

The interventions under investigation include: Case Management (BEHAVIORAL), Incentives (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03759873?

This trial is sponsored by University of Vermont, which has 162 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03759873's enrollment target sits among peer trials

209 294th of 2000 higher than 1,707 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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