Telehealth-enhanced Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Acute Coronary Syndrome Survivors

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-03-11

Study Completion Date

2023-05-01

Brief Summary

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This study investigates the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial of telehealth-enhanced hybrid cardiac rehabilitation (THCR) compared with traditional cardiac rehabilitation (CR) among acute coronary syndrome (ACS) survivors. THCR is a novel, hybrid model that targets the same core components as traditional CR (e.g., exercise training, patient education, and risk factor management), but uses a mixture of telehealth, clinic-, and home-based activities to offer 24 CR sessions (5 clinic-based + 19 home-based) over 12 weeks.

Pilot study ran from March 2022 to May 2023. In 2023, intervention became unavailable, due to a telehealth vendor transition across the implementation site's healthcare system, which necessitated new remote patient monitoring platform to offer the experimental arm. Therefore, the study completed with 10 accrued.

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Detailed Description

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Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) is a Class I, Level A secondary prevention program that significantly reduces reinfarction and mortality rates in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) survivors. Yet, fewer than 30% of eligible cardiac patients participate in and adhere to CR programs in the United States. One promising avenue for increasing CR participation and adherence is a telehealth-enhanced hybrid CR (THCR) model that combines telehealth, clinic- and home-based CR. Several expert groups have strongly endorsed hybrid CR models that integrate telehealth (i.e., mobile apps, remote monitoring devices) because of their ability to offer the "best of both worlds" (i.e., in-clinic supervision/safety and at-home convenience) while also promoting real-time patient-provider communication and reimbursement as a telemedicine service. Despite its potential, the feasibility of and degree to which THCR improves adherence (e.g., # of completed sessions) and clinical outcomes (e.g., functional capacity) relative to traditional CR requires additional investigation. To understand the feasibility of THCR, the investigator will conduct a single center, two-arm, 1:1 parallel group randomized pilot study comparing THCR with traditional CR among ACS patients (N=40) to evaluate the feasibility (e.g., recruitment, adherence) of conducting an adequately powered randomized controlled trial.

Conditions

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Acute Coronary Syndrome Myocardial Infarction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Telehealth-enhanced Hybrid CR

Participants will receive a hybrid version of cardiac rehabilitation.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Telehealth-enhanced Hybrid CR

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants in this group attend a total of 24 CR sessions (5 clinic-based + 19 home-based) over a 12-week period. Clinic-based sessions occur during the first week of the program and at the end of each month. Home-based sessions take place remotely once or twice per week via telehealth, depending on the week of the program. Patients are provided with onboarding sessions, remote patient monitoring devices (tablet, pulse oximeter, blood pressure monitor and cuff) and home-based exercise equipment (e.g., stationary bike and weights). Each CR session (clinic and home) is 60 minutes in duration and includes aerobic and resistance exercise training. Patients will also be asked to complete educational videos, as well as document their physical activity, dietary intake, medication management and homework sessions via surveys. Patients will be encouraged (but not required) to achieve ≥30 minutes of moderate aerobic activity, such as brisk walking, on ≥5 days per week.

Traditional CR

Participants will receive a standard of care version of cardiac rehabilitation.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Traditional CR

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants in this group attend a total of 24 clinic-based CR sessions according to standard of care protocols over a 12-week period. Each CR session is 60 minutes in duration and includes aerobic and resistance exercise training. In addition to scheduled sessions, patients will be asked to complete educational videos, as well as document their physical activity, dietary intake, medication management and homework sessions via surveys. Patients will be encouraged (but not required) to achieve ≥30 minutes of moderate aerobic activity, such as brisk walking, on ≥5 days per week.

Interventions

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Telehealth-enhanced Hybrid CR

Participants in this group attend a total of 24 CR sessions (5 clinic-based + 19 home-based) over a 12-week period. Clinic-based sessions occur during the first week of the program and at the end of each month. Home-based sessions take place remotely once or twice per week via telehealth, depending on the week of the program. Patients are provided with onboarding sessions, remote patient monitoring devices (tablet, pulse oximeter, blood pressure monitor and cuff) and home-based exercise equipment (e.g., stationary bike and weights). Each CR session (clinic and home) is 60 minutes in duration and includes aerobic and resistance exercise training. Patients will also be asked to complete educational videos, as well as document their physical activity, dietary intake, medication management and homework sessions via surveys. Patients will be encouraged (but not required) to achieve ≥30 minutes of moderate aerobic activity, such as brisk walking, on ≥5 days per week.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Traditional CR

Participants in this group attend a total of 24 clinic-based CR sessions according to standard of care protocols over a 12-week period. Each CR session is 60 minutes in duration and includes aerobic and resistance exercise training. In addition to scheduled sessions, patients will be asked to complete educational videos, as well as document their physical activity, dietary intake, medication management and homework sessions via surveys. Patients will be encouraged (but not required) to achieve ≥30 minutes of moderate aerobic activity, such as brisk walking, on ≥5 days per week.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. over the age of 18;
2. can speak and read English or Spanish;
3. confirmed ACS based on ICD-10 codes; and
4. had their index event within the past 12 months.

Exclusion Criteria

1. severe disabling chronic medical and/or psychiatric comorbidities determined on a case-by-case basis that prevent safe or adequate participation;
2. high-risk for adverse exercise-related cardiovascular events according to the AACVPR risk stratification criteria;
3. participated in \>1 CR program session;
4. deemed unable to comply with the protocol (either self-selected or indicated during screening that s/he could not complete all requested tasks). This includes, but is not limited to, patients with a level of cognitive impairment indicative of dementia, patients with current alcohol or substance abuse, patients with a significant movement or balance disorder that interferes with walking, patients with impaired circulation or poor perfusion that may impede pulse oximeter readings, and patients with severe mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia);
5. home-based environment deemed incompatible with the protocol and/or that prevent safe or adequate participation (either self-selected or indicated during screening/onboarding process); and
6. unavailable for follow-up for reasons such as terminal illness and imminent plans to leave the United States (as we have migrant or mobile patients due to their citizenship and work issues).

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No