Investigation of the Effects of the Technology-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program in Coronary Artery Patients

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Coronary Artery Disease; Physical Inactivity

Treatments: Other: Physical activity recommendations; Other: Exercise training via phone app; Other: Physiotherapist supervised exercise training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05264701

KA-20105

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was planned to investigate the effectiveness of technology-based and traditional cardiac rehabilitation programs in individuals with coronary artery disease.

Full description

Cardiovascular diseases constitute one of the most critical health problems of today's society due to the loss of workforce, morbidity, mortality, and high hospital expenses.

This study was planned to investigate the effectiveness of technology-based and traditional cardiac rehabilitation programs in individuals with coronary artery disease.

Enrollment: 52 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with coronary artery disease
• Access to the online program
• Volunteering to participate in the research
• Having an iOS or Android operating system compatible phone

Exclusion criteria

• Having a musculoskeletal problem
• Having uncontrolled hypertension
• Having chronic heart failure (NYHA III-IV)
• A history of acute coronary syndrome or surgical revascularization less than 12 months ago
• More than 50% occlusion on the main coronary artery
• Having arrhythmia

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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52 participants in 3 patient groups

Physiotherapist Supervised Exercise Training Group

Experimental group

Description:

Physiotherapist supervised exercise training in patients with coronary artery disease

Treatment:

Other: Physiotherapist supervised exercise training

Exercise Training Tracking from Phone-app Group

Experimental group

Description:

Exercise training tracking from phone app in patients with coronary artery disease

Treatment:

Other: Exercise training via phone app

Control Group

Experimental group

Description:

General physical activity recommendations for home

Treatment:

Other: Physical activity recommendations