Technology-Based Intervention to Promote Heart Health After Cardiac Rehab (Mobile4Heart)

University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ischemic Heart Disease; Systolic Heart Failure; Unstable Angina; Cardiovascular Diseases

Treatments: Behavioral: Movn Mobile App

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03446313

17-22717 (Other Identifier)

Mobile4Heart

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether using a mobile app increases adherence to a heart healthy prescription after discharge from a cardiac rehab program.

Full description

Ongoing maintenance of physical activity after cardiac rehab is an important part of preventing secondary cardiac events in patients with ischemic heart disease. Our central hypothesis is that monitoring and promotion of health-related behaviors by increasing patient-provider communication through a mobile device after discharge from cardiac rehab increased adherence to a heart healthy prescription over time. Participants will be randomly assigned to use a mobile app or serve as the control group. All participants will have an activity tracker to track their activity for two months.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• At least 18 years of age
• History of cardiovascular disease that qualified patient for cardiac rehab (i.e. ischemic heart disease, history of unstable angina, systolic heart failure with ejection fraction at 35% or less, and Class II to IV symptoms, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, valve replacement)
• Own a smartphone or tablet

Exclusion criteria

• Cognitive impairment
• Lack of English proficiency/literacy
• Clinical conditions including: unstable arrhythmias, aortic stenosis, thrombophlebitis, dissecting aneurysm, symptomatic anemia, active infection, uncontrolled hypertension (resting diastolic > 100 mmHg, systolic > 180 mmHg), decompensated heart failure NYHA class 3-4, current unstable angina, 2nd or 3rd degree heart block, or uncontrolled high grade exercise-induced ventricular ectopy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

---

60 participants in 2 patient groups

MVN Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants assigned to the MVN Group will be using the Movn Rehab mobile app after they are discharged from cardiac rehab.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Movn Mobile App

Usual Care

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants assigned to the Usual Care group will receive standard instructions and educational handouts after they are discharged from cardiac rehab.