intErnet-based iNterventions FOR Cardiac arrEst suRvivors

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorAzienda Usl di Bologna

About this trial

This randomized clinical trial will test whether an internet-based lifestyle intervention administered through a web app can foster Health Related Quality of Life in patients who survived an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and suffer from these symptoms

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Hospital discharge after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with Cerebral Performance Category 1 or 2

Informed consent for participation in the study

Native Italian speaker or adequate understanding of the Italian language

Adequate ability to use the web to guarantee access to the contents

Disqualifiers

Previous cognitive dysfunction

Previous psychiatric disease

Previous episode of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Lifestyle intervention

    Behavioral

    Multimodal web-based intervention programme on anxiety, depression and cognitive impairment consisting of knowledge development sessions and practical/gaming sessions focused on different domains: cognitive competence, socio-relational competence and emotions/affectivity, and physical activity-nutrition

Treatment groups

106 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Lifestyle interventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: ControlNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Health Related Quality of Life

SF-12 Health Survey

Time frame
12 months

Secondary outcomes

1

HADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) value

Depression and anxiety symptoms

Time frame
12 months
2

TICS (Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status)

Cognitive symptoms

Time frame
12 months
3

SF-12 (Short Form Health Survey 36)

Health Related Quality of Life

Time frame
12 months
4

NRS (Neurobehavioural rating scale), PCRS (Patient Competency Rating Scale)

Behavioural symptoms

Time frame
12 months

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Azienda Usl di Bologna

Lead sponsor

Montecatone Rehabilitation Institute S.p.A.

Collaborator