Development and Usability Testing of a Progressive WebApp for Women With Heart Disease

Brief summary (from the registry)

The overall goal of this program of research is to develop and systematically evaluate an integrated smartphone and web-based intervention (at heart \[formerly called HEARTPA♀N\]) to provide evidence-informed symptom triage and self-management support to reduce pain and increase health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in women with heart disease. The investigators will use the individual and family self-management theory, mobile device functionality and the pervasive information architecture of mHealth interventions, and follow the sequential phased approach recommended by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to develop at heart (progressive WebApp). Funding was received from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to develop the architecture and conduct usability testing (Phase 2, complete) to ensure it is easy to use, efficient and satisfying to operate. In Phase 3 (current proposal), feasibility in terms of implementation (accrual rates, acceptability and level of engagement) and initial estimation of effectiveness outcomes (estimates of magnitude of effect) will be evaluated in a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT). The Phase 3 pilot study will enable the investigators to refine the prototype, inform the methodology, and calculate the sample size for a larger multi-site RCT (Phase 4, future work).

Study details

Official title

Development and Usability Testing of a Progressive WebApp for Women With Heart Disease

Conditions

• Pain
• Cardiac Ischemia
• Women
• Pain, Chronic

Interventions

• Behavioral: at heart (changed from HEARTPA♀N during usability testing)

Sponsor

University of Toronto

Start date

2021-08-01

Primary completion

2022-08-31

Sex

Female

Age range

from 18 Years

Results posted

No results posted in this snapshot

Countries

Canada

Total sites listed

1

Eligibility criteria

Canadian sites (1)