Can rehab from home match in-person recovery after heart bypass?
NCT ID NCT07232693
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a 12-week home-based telerehabilitation program could improve anxiety, depression, and quality of life as well as traditional center-based cardiac rehab in 110 patients who had coronary artery bypass grafting. The home program included personalized exercise, remote monitoring, and weekly counseling via phone or video. A third group received usual care for comparison.
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 telerehabilitation program (exercise, remote monitoring, and counseling)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a home-based program is as effective as in-person rehab, making it easier for patients to recover after heart surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial with 110 participants, so results are available but may not apply to all patients. The home program requires a smartphone and willingness to participate, which may limit who can benefit.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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110 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Aug 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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30 to 75 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: * Aged 30-75 years. * 4-8 weeks post-Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG). * In clinically stable condition. * Had access to a smartphone and were willing to use it for the program. * Willing to participate in a 12-week rehabilitation program. * Provided written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of severe and unstable comorbidities (e.g., uncontrolled heart failure, recent stroke). * Severe orthopedic limitations that would prevent participation in exercise. * Significant cognitive impairment or psychiatric disorders that would interfere with participation. * Inability to provide informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, China