Talking your way to a healthier heart: new study tests simple exercise guide
NCT ID NCT05157932
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This pilot study tests whether a simple 'Talk Test' can safely and effectively prescribe exercise for heart patients recovering at home after bypass surgery or stent placement. Forty participants will be randomly assigned to get exercise instructions based on either the Talk Test or a standard lab treadmill test. The goal is to see if the Talk Test works as well for improving fitness and heart health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Talk Test exercise prescription
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simple, equipment-free way for heart patients to safely exercise at home without needing a lab test.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The Talk Test may not be as precise as standard lab-based testing.
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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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Jul 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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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40 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: * recently underwent PCI or CABG (at least 4 weeks but less than 12 weeks post-event or procedure); * able to perform a CPET; * at least 40 years of age; * access to MyChart; and, * access to email and the internet * access to a cellphone with broadband internet (4G, LTE, 5G). Exclusion Criteria: * currently participating in a virtual or on-site CR program; * ventricular ejection fraction ≤45%; * unstable angina or established diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, severe mitral or aortic stenosis, or hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy; * unable to return for 12-week follow-up visits.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y4W7, Canada
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