Can Spot-Jogging at home help heart failure patients as much as gym rehab?
NCT ID NCT06756659
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two types of cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure patients: a home-based program using spot-jogging (jogging in place) and a standard outpatient program at a medical center. Forty adults with heart failure will be assigned to one of the two groups. Researchers will measure exercise capacity and quality of life to see if the home option works as well as the supervised center-based program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- spot-jogging exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a convenient, effective home-based exercise option for heart failure patients, potentially improving access to cardiac rehabilitation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to all heart failure patients. The home program may be less effective or harder to follow than supervised center-based rehab.
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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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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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18 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: * Heart failure patients aged over 18 year-old who have completed stationary bike cardiopulmonary exercise test and was referred to phase II cardiac rehabilitation. Exclusion Criteria: * Atrial fibrillation * Other neurological or musculoskeletal issues that affect physical activity. * Undergoing dialysis. * Having a pacemaker. * Unable to cooperate in completing cardiopulmonary exercise testing. * Do not agree to participate in the trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
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