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Life sciences · Journal article
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing · June 27, 2026
Encouraging direction, but not yet definitive.
This pilot RCT demonstrates that CABIN, a brief psychoeducational intervention delivered post-STEMI, is feasible, acceptable, and shows preliminary promise across disease knowledge, psychological outcomes, and cardiac rehabilitation enrollment. However, the small sample, single-centre pilot design, and absence of statistical significance testing limit the strength of evidence for clinical impact. Progression to a larger effectiveness trial is planned.
Two-arm, parallel group, pilot randomized controlled trial with concurrent mixed-method process evaluation. Patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) recruited post-event before hospital discharge; enrolled from two hospital centres in the United Kingdom.. Intervention: CABIN: psychoeducational support delivered via single one-to-one session (approximately 20 minutes) with patients post-STEMI before hospital discharge. Compared with: Usual care control group. n = 40. Two hospital centres in the United Kingdom.
Recruitment rate of 13.3 patients per month demonstrated feasibility Data completeness ≥87.5% at each timepoint; 100% of intervention group enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation versus 50% of control group Larger, favourable effect sizes (Hedges' g > 0.8) documented for all patient-related outcomes (disease knowledge, illness perception, anxiety and depression, health status and confidence) in intervention group
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Clinicians should view this as early-stage evidence supporting the feasibility and potential value of brief psychoeducational intervention post-STEMI, particularly for improving CR uptake. The results do not yet establish clinical efficacy but justify progression to a larger effectiveness trial before consideration of routine implementation.
Pilot RCT with favorable feasibility metrics and preliminary evidence of benefit across multiple outcomes (disease knowledge, psychological wellbeing, CR enrollment) in a small STEMI population, but underpowered to establish efficacy.
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Clinicians should view this as early-stage evidence supporting the feasibility and potential value of brief psychoeducational intervention post-STEMI, particularly for improving CR uptake. The results do not yet establish clinical efficacy but justify progression to a larger effectiveness trial before consideration of routine implementation.
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AIMS: To conduct feasibility testing and a process evaluation of CArdiac Brief INtervention (CABIN), with a preliminary assessment of impact in patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI). METHODS AND RESULTS: A two-arm, parallel group, pilot randomised controlled trial with a concurrent, mixed-method design was conducted. Forty patients were recruited post-STEMI from two hospital centres in the United Kingdom (UK). Participants were randomly assigned to the intervention (CABIN) or control (usual care) group using a 1:1 allocation ratio. CABIN delivered psychoeducational support via a single, one-to-one session (approximately 20 minutes) with patients post-STEMI before hospital discharge. Feasibility and process evaluation data were collected from patients and cardiology staff. Patient-related outcomes were assessed at four timepoints (TPs): baseline, post-intervention, four weeks from diagnosis, and fourteen weeks from diagnosis. The findings demonstrated favourable recruitment (13.3 patients per month), data completeness (≥ 87.5% at each TP), and acceptability (positive feedback with no major revisions identified). Larger, favourable changes (Hedges' g > 0.8) were documented for all patient-related outcomes (disease knowledge; illness perception; anxiety and depression; and health status and confidence) in the intervention group across the TPs. All participants (100%) of the intervention sub-group enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) compared to 50% of the control sub-group. CONCLUSION: CABIN was feasible and acceptable to patients. Preliminary evidence suggests a potential, positive impact on disease knowledge, psychological wellbeing, and CR enrolment. CABIN will progress to an effectiveness and implementation evaluation, informing potential integration with routine clinical practice in the UK. REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05848674.
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