CARDIAC REHABILITATION

This study aims to find the best way to help heart patients maintain healthy behaviors after they finish cardiac rehabilitation. Researchers will test whether simple text message reminders or a more detailed online program works better initially, and then test different levels of…

This study is testing a new cardiac rehabilitation program designed specifically for women. Researchers want to see if women who join this women-only program attend more sessions and see better improvements in their heart health and mood compared to women in the usual mixed-gende…

This study is testing if a specially designed heart recovery program, offered in a community health setting, helps more people start and finish their rehab compared to the usual referral to an outside program. It will enroll 100 adults who have had a heart attack, surgery, or oth…

This study is testing a new 'Transition to Cardiac Rehabilitation' (T2CR) program designed to help Veterans with heart disease and other chronic health problems start home-based recovery. The program provides in-person coaching and planning before patients begin standard home-bas…

This study is testing if adding a special program to manage sleep and stress helps people recover better from heart problems. It will involve 200 adults already enrolled in standard cardiac rehabilitation who report issues with sleep or stress. Half will get the standard rehab, a…

This study is testing whether adding a home-based balance and strength exercise program, delivered through a smartphone app, to standard cardiac rehab helps people feel more confident, function better, and reduces their risk of falling. Researchers will compare two groups: one do…

This study is testing whether a personalized rehabilitation program helps survivors of sudden cardiac arrest return to work better than standard care alone. It will involve 214 adult survivors who were working before their cardiac arrest. The main goal is to see if more people ar…

This study is testing if a supervised exercise program can help people recover from a serious heart infection called infective endocarditis. Fifty patients will join a 12-week heart rehab program with group exercise twice a week. Researchers will track their physical strength, fa…

This study aims to learn what helps people recover best after serious heart events like heart attacks, surgery, or heart failure. Researchers will observe 10,000 patients during their cardiac rehabilitation program, collecting health data over many years. The goal is to find patt…

This study aims to understand if men and women maintain their physical activity levels differently during and after completing cardiac rehabilitation. Researchers will track 150 participants' daily steps and exercise habits over 10 months to identify potential differences and bar…

This study aims to understand why some people with weakened hearts benefit from supervised exercise programs while others do not. Researchers will measure fitness levels and specific blood markers in 62 patients before and after a standard cardiac rehab program. The goal is to fi…