Spatola 2014.
| Study name | The ACTonHEART Study: Rationale and Design of a Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing a Brief Intervention Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Usual Secondary Prevention Care of Coronary Heart Disease. |
| Methods | RCT. |
| Participants | 168 participants recently having AMI, ACS, surgical revascularisation (CABG). |
| Interventions |
Intervention: 5 × 90‐minute group sessions over 6 weeks based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with the aim of positively modifying health‐related behaviours and improving psychological health. Comparator: usual outpatient cardiac rehabilitation care. |
| Outcomes | HRQoL (SF‐36). Psychological General Well‐Being Index. |
| Starting date | Not reported. |
| Contact information | C Spatola, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, Milan, Italy/Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy. E‐mail: c.spatola@auxologico.it. |
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