Can a smartphone app replace the gym for heart rehab?
NCT ID NCT05385341
First seen Jun 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a home-based tele-rehabilitation program is as effective as traditional center-based cardiac rehabilitation for people who have recently had a heart attack (acute coronary syndrome). Participants will either complete 20 sessions at a rehab center or 20 sessions at home using a smartphone app and remote monitoring. The study measures changes in exercise capacity and program adherence to see if the home option can help more people access cardiac rehab.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- tele-rehabilitation program
- What this could lead to
- If effective, tele-rehabilitation could offer a convenient, accessible alternative to center-based cardiac rehab, potentially increasing participation rates.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small study comparing two approaches; tele-rehabilitation may prove less effective or harder for some patients to adhere to without in-person supervision.
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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
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- Expected to start
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Dec 2024
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 to 79 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: * Patient with acute coronary syndrome less than 6 months, * Addressed to ambulatory cardiac rehabilitation, * Equipped with a smartphone compatible with the protocol's application, connected to web * Having signed an informed consent, * Affiliated to the french national health insurance. Exclusion Criteria: * Incapacity to use application on smartphone, * Contraindication to exercise training, * Pregnancy, * Juridic protection * Left ventricular ejection fraction \< 45% * Significate ventricular arrhythmia (frequent or polymorph PVC during initial exercise testing, ventricular tachycardia or sudden cardiac death at the beginning) * Flutter or atrial fibrillation (transient or permanent) * Coronary revascularization needing supplementary procedure * Residual myocardial ischemia determined by initial exercise testing or alternative testing (nuclear imaging or stress echocardiography) * Mini Mental State \< 26 * Patients living alone at home * Comorbidities limiting participation to the protocol: kidney dialysis, insulin-requiring diabetes, residuals sequels of central and/or peripheral nervous system injuries
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