CompletedNot Applicable

Educational Dietary Intervention in Early Cardiac Rehabilitation After Myocardial Infarction

Poland50 participantsStarted 2024-06-01

Plain-language summary

The trial is designed to assess whether individualized nutritional education provides additional benefit beyond standard early cardiac rehabilitation in patients after myocardial infarction. Patients referred for cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction are randomized to a control group receiving standard rehabilitation care or to an intervention group receiving standard care plus structured personalized dietary education. The educational intervention is tailored to baseline dietary habits, nutritional knowledge, and adherence to cardioprotective dietary recommendations. Outcomes include changes in diet quality, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, nutritional knowledge, anthropometric measures, and bioelectrical impedance analysis-derived body composition parameters. The study will evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of integrating individualized dietary education into early cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction.

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * age ≥18 years, * recent myocardial infarction treated according to standard clinical practice, * qualification for early cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction, * clinically stable status at enrollment, * ability to participate in standard rehabilitation and additional nutritional education, * ability to complete dietary and nutritional knowledge questionnaires, * ability to undergo anthropometric measurements and bioelectrical impedance analysis, * provision of written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * refusal or inability to provide informed consent, * contraindications to cardiac rehabilitation, * severe clinical instability, including unstable hemodynamic status, recurrent ischemia, uncontrolled arrhythmia, or decompensated heart failure, preventing participation in rehabilitation; * severe cognitive, psychiatric, or communication limitations preventing participation in educational sessions or reliable questionnaire completion, * conditions preventing valid body composition assessment (according to device producer e.g. large metal implants).

Questions worth asking your doctor

Bring these to your next appointment. They're a starting point for a shared conversation — not a sign you qualify or a recommendation to enrol.

1This trial focused on dietary education during early cardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack — given my specific situation, do you think improving my diet knowledge and quality through a structured program like this would be a realistic priority in my recovery right now?
2The trial measured changes in body mass and fat mass as key outcomes — is reducing my weight or body fat something you'd want to focus on as part of my cardiac rehab, or are there other priorities we should tackle first?
3Since this trial has already been completed, have the results been published yet, and if so, what did they actually show about whether the dietary education made a meaningful difference for heart attack patients?
4This study was categorized as 'not a drug or device trial' with no assigned phase, which suggests it was testing an educational approach rather than a medication — does that mean it carries fewer risks than a typical drug trial, and would something like it be available to me outside of a formal study?
5Are there already standard cardiac rehabilitation programs you'd recommend that include the kind of dietary counseling this trial was testing, so I might benefit from that approach without needing to join a research study?

Generated to help you prepare — always confirm anything about your own eligibility and care with the study team and your doctor.

Questions for the trial coordinator

The trial coordinator is the person who runs the study day to day. These cover the practical side — logistics, costs, and what taking part would actually mean for your life. The study team confirms whether you meet the criteria; these are questions to ask, not a sign you qualify.

1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.

What they're measuring

Diet quality

Timeframe: 3 months

Dietary knowledge

Timeframe: 3 months

Body mass

Timeframe: 3 months

Fat mass

Timeframe: 3 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07624240

SponsorMedical University of Lublin

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-03-31

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Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.