Smartphone rehab for heart failure: a new hope for rural patients?
NCT ID NCT06349941
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 12-week home-based cardiac rehabilitation program delivered through a smartphone app for 332 adults with heart failure who cannot attend in-person rehab. Participants are split into two groups: one uses the app program, the other receives standard attention. The goal is to see if the home program reduces deaths, hospitalizations, and improves quality of life over six months. The study focuses on both rural and urban patients to understand how well the program works in different settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 332 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
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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: * Adults aged 18 years or older * History of hospitalization for acute heart failure within the last 12 months * Ability to participate in telemedicine visits * Access to smartphone or device capable of running the mHealth application * Willingness to participate in home-based cardiac rehabilitation program Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to participate in physical exercise or cardiac rehabilitation due to medical contraindications * Inability to provide informed consent * Lack of access to required technology (smartphone, internet connectivity) * Life expectancy less than 6 months * Inability to participate in telemedicine visits or remote monitoring * Current participation in another cardiac rehabilitation program
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baylor Scott and White Health System
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75209, United States
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