Virtual coaching to help veterans attend cardiac rehab
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests if virtual coaching can help more veterans attend cardiac rehabilitation at home. It is for veterans with heart conditions who have been referred to home-based cardiac rehab.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a heart condition like a heart attack, stent, bypass surgery, heart failure, or valve surgery.
- You have been referred to a home-based cardiac rehabilitation program.
- You have not already started an in-person cardiac rehab program.
- You can speak and read English well enough to use digital coaching.
- You do not have serious memory or thinking problems (assessed by a short test).
- You do not have unstable heart problems, active infection, or other serious health issues that would make rehab unsafe.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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