The ACTonHEART study: rationale and design of a randomized controlled clinical trial comparing a brief intervention based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to usual secondary prevention care of coronary heart disease

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Spatola, Chiara A. M. [1 ,2 ]
Manzoni, Gian Mauro [1 ,2 ]
Castelnuovo, Gianluca [1 ,2 ]
Malfatto, Gabriella [3 ]
Facchini, Mario [3 ]
Goodwin, Christina L. [4 ]
Baruffi, Matteo [1 ]
Molinari, Enrico [1 ,2 ]
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[1] Ist Auxol Italiano IRCCS, Psychol Res Lab, Milan, Italy
[2] Catholic Univ Milan, Dept Psychol, Milan, Italy
[3] Osped San Luca, Ist Auxol Italiano IRCCS, Div Cardiol, Milan, Italy
[4] Ohio State Univ, Dept Psychol, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
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Ischemic heart disease; Modifiable cardiovascular risk factors; Adherence; Psychological well being; Quality of life; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Behavior modification; Randomized clinical trial; FUNCTIONAL DIMENSIONAL APPROACH; COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; DRUG-REFRACTORY EPILEPSY; DIETARY PATTERN-ANALYSIS; LIFE-STYLE CHANGES; EXPERIENTIAL AVOIDANCE; MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION; PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE; RISK-FACTORS;
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10.1186/1477-7525-12-22
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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Background: Modifiable risk factors, including life-style habits and psychological variables, have been increasingly demonstrated to have an important role in influencing morbidity and mortality in cardiovascular patients, and to account for approximately 90% of the population risk for cardiac events. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has shown effectiveness in promoting healthy behaviors, and improving psychological well-being in patients with chronic physical conditions. Moreover, a first application of an acceptance-based program in cardiac patients has revealed high treatment satisfaction and initial evidences of effectiveness in increasing heart-healthy behaviour. However, no clinical trial to date has evaluated the efficacy of an acceptance-based program for the modification of cardiovascular risk factors and the improvement of psychological well-being, compared to usual secondary prevention care. Methods: Approximately 168 patients will be recruited from an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation unit and randomly assigned to receive usual care or usual care + a brief ACT-based intervention. The ACT group will be administered five group therapy sessions integrating educational topics on heart-healthy behaviours with acceptance and mindfulness skills. Participants will be assessed at baseline, six weeks later (post treatment for the ACT condition), at six and twelve months follow-up. A partially-nested design will be used to balance effects due to clustering of participants into small therapy groups. Primary outcome measures will include biological indicators of cardiovascular risk and self-reported psychological well-being. Treatment effects will be tested via multilevel modeling after which the mediational role of psychological flexibility will be evaluated. Discussion: The ACTonHEART study is the first randomized clinical trial designed to evaluate the efficacy of a brief group-administered, ACT-based program to promote health behavior change and psychological well-being among cardiac patients. Results will address the effectiveness of a brief treatment created to simultaneously impact multiple cardiovascular risk factors. Conducted in the context of clinical practice, this trial will potentially offer empirical support to alternative interventions to improve quality of life and reduce mortality and morbidity rates among cardiac patients.
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