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Improving Veteran Referral to Cardiac Rehabilitation

NCT07079358 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 816

Last updated 2025-07-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will test whether the Veterans Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral Program (VCR2P) improves cardiac rehabilitation participation by studying 816 Veterans across three VA medical centers in Nashville, Dallas, and Gainesville over 12 months. The trial compares referral rates from the 6 months before implementing the program to 6 months after, using a "before and after" design since randomization would be impractical. The study will measure whether the program increases the proportion of eligible Veterans who receive cardiac rehabilitation referrals and whether more Veterans actually attend rehabilitation sessions. Additionally, focus groups with physicians, nurses, and Veterans will identify what helps or hinders the program's success, providing essential insights for expanding this intervention to other VA facilities nationwide if it proves effective.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Veterans Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral Program

1. A CDS tool that identifies Veterans hospitalized with CR-eligible conditions and prompts physicians to refer them to CR. 2. Educational materials that explain to Veterans the benefits and importance of participating in CR. 3. Defined responsibilities for a facility-based CR referral coordinator who will support development and oversight of the referral process.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Justin M Bachmann, MD MPH · Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Nashville Campus, Nashville, TN

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2027-07-01
Primary Completion
2028-07-01
Completion
2029-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

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