Assessing the Effect of the 'Wavy' Application, on Stress and Burden of Disease in Women With INOCA (NCT06171893) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Assessing the Effect of the 'Wavy' Application, on Stress and Burden of Disease in Women With INOCA
Netherlands117 participantsStarted 2022-08-01
Plain-language summary
For women that experience angina symptoms with underlying vascular spasm as the cause, stress has an aggravating role. Coping with stress is therefore included as an important pillar in dealing with this chronic disease, see the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EACPI) consensus document on INOCA. In practice, stress management focuses on informing and identifying the role stress plays in their lives. A potential stress management tool: "Wavy" aims to help users manage stress more consciously through biofeedback. This research focuses on the effectiveness of stress management applications. The hypothesis is that the app will help to avoid the trigger stress as much as possible and thus reduce the burden of disease.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years – 70 Years
Sex
FEMALE
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Inclusion criteria
. Female.
. Aged 18-70 (upper-limit, because of increased comorbidities and potential difficulties with using the technology).
. Suffering from chronic angina pectoris.
. Diagnosed with INOCA, documented within 2 years, with a coronary angiogram and an abnormal coronary function test (CFT), indicative of either epicardial or microvascular vasospasms.
. Daily usage of a smartphone with an operating system equal to or higher than Android 5.0 (Lollipop) or IOS 10.0.
. Signed written informed consent.
. She is not available for the assigned research period of approximately 10 weeks from May 2021 till October 2022. The application can be used during the planned holidays.
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