Heart patients get cash and coaching to boost rehab attendance
NCT ID NCT07123480
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether offering heart patients extra support—like a $50 incentive, text messages, case management, and coaching—helps more of them attend cardiac rehabilitation, a program that only 30% of eligible patients currently use. Researchers will also try different ways of asking patients for permission to join the study, to see which approach gets the most people to participate. The goal is to find better strategies to improve heart health in the community.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- monetary incentive, text messages, case management, and physical activity coaching
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point to a simple, low-cost way to help more heart patients attend cardiac rehabilitation, which is proven to improve health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study, so results may not apply to all hospitals or patients. The extra support may not significantly increase attendance.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, Massachusetts, 01199, United States
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