Timing of pre-randomization activities relative to hospitalization
RECRUITMENT
All participants will be initially identified as potentially qualifying during their in-patient stay for ACS or ACS treatment and, in general, participants will complete screening, consent, Baseline 1, and the initial treatment session before discharge from the hospital. However, discharge timing following an ACS can be unpredictable and there are several clinical activities that must occur before discharge (e.g., phase 1 cardiac rehabilitation); thus, the window for research activities is often narrow. Further, COVID-19 related restrictions (starting on 3/17/2020) on research staff entering inpatient rooms have varied across our recruitment sites and over time. Due to these challenges, when necessary, patients will be allowed to complete activities meant to be completed inpatient up to 1 week following discharge (see Table 