Virtual buddies boost heart recovery for veterans
NCT ID NCT05423158
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 23, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether adding digital coaching to home-based cardiac rehabilitation helps veterans complete more rehab sessions and improve their heart health. 150 veterans with heart disease will be randomly assigned to standard home rehab or home rehab plus a private social media group with coaching. The goal is to see if virtual support and education can increase participation and long-term physical activity.
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Study facts
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- 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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
Who can take part
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. History of cardiovascular disease that qualified participant for CR (MI, percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass grafting, heart failure, valve surgery) 2. Referral to participate in home-based Phase II CR Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participation in center-based Phase II CR 2. Cognitive impairment (per Mini-Cog) 3. Lack of English proficiency/literacy (Digital coaching will be conducted in English. Participants will need to speak/read English to receive intervention.) 4. Unstable clinical conditions (e.g., unstable arrhythmias or heart block, active infection, uncontrolled hypertension, decompensated heart failure, unstable angina, etc.)
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA
RECRUITINGDecatur, Georgia, 30033-4004, United States
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San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94121-1563, United States
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