Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0202102544
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
CHARMS
Study hypothesis
Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Other
Patient information sheet
Condition
Acute myocardial infarction
Intervention
Interventions: 6-week nurse facilitated self-help package (the Heart Manual) or attendance at comprehensive hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation classes for 8-10 weeks.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/12/2000
Overall trial end date
30/06/2004
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
A subset of all patients from two primary care trusts admitted to the Royal Cornwall Hospital with uncomplicated myocardial infarction and without major co morbidity
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
230
Participant exclusion criteria
Does not match inclusion criteria
Recruitment start date
01/12/2000
Recruitment end date
30/06/2004
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Lower Lemon Street Surgery
Truro
TR1 2LZ
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Peninsula Medical School (Primary Care) (UK)
Sponsor details
Postgraduate Education Centre
Barrack Road
Exeter
EX2 5DW
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1392 403011
penren@pms.ac.uk
Sponsor type
University/education
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
NHS Research & Development - NHS Executive South West "developments in organisation of care" grant (ref: D/02/10.99/Dal) (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary
2007 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17196274
Publication citations
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Results
Dalal HM, Evans PH, Campbell JL, Taylor RS, Watt A, Read KL, Mourant AJ, Wingham J, Thompson DR, Pereira Gray DJ, Home-based versus hospital-based rehabilitation after myocardial infarction: A randomized trial with preference arms--Cornwall Heart Attack Rehabilitation Management Study (CHARMS)., Int. J. Cardiol., 2007, 119, 2, 202-211, doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.018.