Mobile coaching to prevent falls during heart rehab
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study adds a personalized home exercise program delivered by a smartphone app to standard outpatient heart rehabilitation. It aims to improve balance and strength to lower the chance of falling during the rehab period.
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Who can take part
- You must be referred to start early outpatient heart rehabilitation (CR).
- You need access to a smart mobile device (smartphone or similar).
- You should not have advanced dementia.
- You should not be fully wheelchair bound.
- You should not have major vision loss.
- If you had a sternotomy (open-chest heart surgery), it should be more than 12 weeks ago.
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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