Home rehab after clot: simple steps may boost recovery
NCT ID NCT05571189
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a home rehabilitation program, with daily activity tasks and heart rate monitoring sent by text or email, helps people recover better after a serious blood clot in the lung (pulmonary embolism). 32 adults who had been hospitalized for this condition took part. The goal was to see if this approach improves physical activity and reduces long-term problems compared to standard care.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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32 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * English speaking (\>18 years old). Daily messages will be sent in English. * Acute PE with right ventricular enlargement or dysfunction defined by echocardiogram report, CT Angiogram report, or elevated cardiac biomarker (NT-pro BNP or troponin). * Baseline testing started within 7 days of hospital discharge. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy. * Cardiac Effort \>2.5 beats/m during 6MWT. This is for safety. * Cardiac Effort \<1.2 beats/m during 6MWT. They are unlikely to benefit. * Resting tachycardia \>120 beats/m during screening or at hospital discharge. * Suspicion for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. * Systolic blood pressure \>180 mmHg during screening or at hospital discharge. * Inability to walk. * Estimated prognosis \<12 months at the time of discharge due to underlying co-morbidities. * Advanced neurologic disease. * Lack of access to email or text messaging. * Inability to follow daily instructions. * Participation in a structured exercise routine at least three days per week in the prior four weeks. * Principal Investigator discretion
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
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