Heart-to-Heart: a new program aims to boost cardiac rehab in Low-Income patients
NCT ID NCT06908590
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program called Heart-to-Heart, where community health workers help low-income patients make informed choices about cardiac rehab after a heart event. About 50 adults from Johns Hopkins Hospital will take part. The goal is to see if the program is practical and liked by participants.
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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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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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21 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients hospitalized with cardiac events and eligible for CR at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Bayview Medical Center. CR eligibility is determined by their treating health care team . 2. Low socioeconomic status defined by Medicaid insurance, or top quartile of the area deprivation index in Baltimore city. 3. Age ≥ 21 years 4. Willing to be audio-recorded Exclusion Criteria: 1. Formal diagnosis of dementia or cognitive impairment in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) that would prohibit completion of study activities 2. Formal diagnosis of a severe psychiatric disorders by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) criteria in the EHR that would prohibit completion of study activities (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder). 3. Systemic illness limiting longevity (e.g., advanced cancer) 4. Contraindications to CR as assessed by their health care team 5. Unwilling or unable to follow study procedures. 6. Unable to consent 7. Unable to speak or understand English. Assessments including in-depth interviews will be conducted in English.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21217, United States
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
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