The Box: Using Smart Technology to Improve One-year Outcome of Myocardial Infarction Patients (TheBox)
Myocardial Infarction
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Myocardial Infarction focused on measuring Myocardial infarction, e-Health, mHealth, mobile phones, smartphone, follow-up
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient is admitted with acute myocardial infarction
- Patient is able to communicate in English or Dutch at B1 level
Exclusion Criteria:
- Body Mass Index > 35 kg x m-2
- Included in another randomized controlled trial
- Patient is <18 years of age
- Patient is considered an incapacitated adult
- Patient is pregnant
- Patient is unwilling to sign the informed consent form
Sites / Locations
- Leiden University Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
The Box
Control
After randomization, patients in the intervention group will receive a box ("The Box") with all the devices described above. Instructions about the installation and usage of the devices will be given. Patients will be asked to measure their weight and blood pressure once a day. Furthermore, patients will be asked to record an ECG using the AliveCor once a day. Moreover, they are asked to record an ECG in case of any symptoms of possible cardiac origin, as judged by the patient. All data will be automatically transferred to the Leiden University Medical Center. Lastly, two of the four outpatient clinical visits will be done via a video connection. The content of the interview will be comparable to the content of a regular outpatient clinic visit.
Patients who are randomized to the control group will receive regular care.