%0 Journal Article
%@ 1929-0748
%I JMIR Publications
%V 8
%N 1
%P e12322
%T Delivery of Peer Support Through a Self-Management mHealth Intervention (Healing Circles) in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
%A Sakakibara,Brodie M
%A Chakrabarti,Santabhanu
%A Krahn,Andrew
%A Mackay,Martha H
%A Sedlak,Tara
%A Singer,Joel
%A Whitehurst,David GT
%A Lear,Scott A
%+ Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 180-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC,, Canada, 1 604 682 2344 ext 62778, slear@providencehealth.bc.ca
%K cardiovascular disease
%K eHealth
%K mhealth
%K mobile phone
%K peer support
%K self-management
%D 2019
%7 11.01.2019
%9 Protocol
%J JMIR Res Protoc
%G English
%X Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of hospitalization and death around the world. The prevalence of CVD is increasing and, therefore, development and investigation of effective programs to help people better self-manage their CVD and prevent secondary complications are needed. Objective: In this paper, we report on a protocol to evaluate Healing Circles—an evidence-based and patient-informed peer support mobile health program designed to facilitate self-management and support patients in their recovery from and management of CVD. We hypothesize that individuals with CVD who use Healing Circles will experience greater improvements to their self-management ability than individuals receiving usual care. Methods: In this single-blinded (assessor) randomized controlled trial, 250 community-living individuals with CVD will be randomized on a 1:1 basis to either Healing Circles or Usual Care. The primary outcome of self-management will be measured using the Health Education Impact Questionnaire version 3.0. Secondary outcomes include self-efficacy with chronic disease management, health-related quality of life, health resource use and costs, and electronic health literacy. Measurements will be taken at the baseline and every 6 months for 24 months. Results: The study started recruitment in September 2017. Individuals are currently being recruited for participation, and existing participants are currently on follow-up. Measurements will be taken every 6 months until the study end, which is anticipated in December 2019. Conclusions: Healing Circles is a novel program aimed toward improving self-management through peer support. Given our real-world study design, our findings will be readily translatable into practice. If the results support our hypothesis, it will indicate that Healing Circles is an effective intervention for improving self-management and reducing health care use. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03159325; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03159325 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/74DvxVKUd) International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/12322 
%M 30635261
%R 10.2196/12322
%U http://www.researchprotocols.org/2019/1/e12322/
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/12322
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30635261