App-Based walking program aims to get heart patients moving again
NCT ID NCT07138911
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a home-based walking plan delivered through a mobile health app can reduce fear of movement (kinesiophobia) and improve physical function in people who have had a heart attack and lead a sedentary lifestyle. Eighty-eight participants will walk 15-30 minutes three times daily for four weeks, with one group using an app to track progress and the other using a manual log. The goal is to see if the app's features—like reminders and progress tracking—boost adherence and outcomes compared to a simple paper record.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- home-based walking program with digital health app
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, app-guided way for heart attack survivors to safely regain confidence and physical ability at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 88 participants and a short 4-week follow-up. The app itself is not a drug, so benefits may be modest or hard to separate from simply walking more.
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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 88 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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Feb 2026
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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30 to 55 years
- 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: * 3 months post myocardial infarction patient * Sitting hours \>8 * IPAQ \< 600 Mets minutes Exclusion Criteria: * Unstable Angina * Recurrent Myocardial infarction * Recent surgery or Procedure * Heart failure, Arrhythmia
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Polyclinic Hospital
RECRUITINGIslamabad, Federal, 45300, Pakistan
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