Tailoring cardiac rehab to each heart: can personalized training speed recovery?
NCT ID NCT06107452
First seen Sep 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers test whether adjusting cardiac rehabilitation to each person's muscle power profile and heart rate variability helps heart attack survivors recover better. Adults who had acute coronary syndrome in the past six months and received a stent or bypass surgery join the study. Half follow a standard rehab program, and half follow a plan tailored to their force-velocity profile and heart rate variability. The team measures changes in heart rhythm and fitness after eight weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a cardiac rehabilitation training strategy tailored to each person's force-velocity profile and heart rate variability
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give heart attack survivors a more personalized rehab plan that better restores fitness and heart function.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small and early, so results may not hold up in larger groups. Customizing rehab takes extra testing and equipment, which may not be practical everywhere.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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102 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * \>18 * Acute Coronary Syndrome treated in the last 6 months * Medical revascularization (angioplasty ± stenting) or surgical (coronary artery bypass) * Initial CPETt: MPA ≥ 60w in women and ≥80w in men * French * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: \- Significant co-morbidities limited practice of physical activity
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Saint-Etienne
Saint-Etienne, France
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