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VWCR to Improve Cardiovascular Health and Outcomes Among Cardiac Patients: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial Protocol (Destination Cardiac Rehab Study)

NCT07745894 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2026-08-04

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Summary

The purpose of this research is to compare health outcomes and participation between a virtual world cardiac rehabilitation (Destination Cardiac Rehab) program and the standard of care Center-based Cardiac Rehabilitation program. Destination Cardiac Rehab, developed with input from patients with heart disease and their caregivers, is a 3-D, interactive program offering an affordable telehealth option for cardiac rehabilitation (cardiac rehab) that can be done from home or any place that you can access the Internet with a computer.

Conditions

  • Heart Diseases

Interventions

OTHER

Virtual Cardiac Rehabilitation

* Weekly Virtual Cardiac Rehabilitation Session * Virtual Nurse Coaching Visit (frequency: weekly) * Virtual Exercise Physiologist Visit (frequency: weekly) * Self-Directed Exercise: 3 sessions per week

OTHER

In-Person Cardiac Rehabilitation

Participants will attend three in-person cardiac rehabilitation sessions per week, each including: * Supervised exercise under the guidance of an Exercise Physiologist * Educational components related to cardiac health and lifestyle

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Library of Medicine (NLM)

    collaborator NIH

  • Mayo Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • LaPrincess Brewer, MD, MPH · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-08-31
Primary Completion
2028-08-31
Completion
2028-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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