NCT05897710

Virtual World-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation

Virtual World-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation to Improve Cardiovascular Health and Outcomes Among Cardiac Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 2,881 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The proposed trial is a multiphase, multicenter, non-inferiority, hybrid type 1 effectiveness, randomized controlled trial to test an innovative virtual world-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program, "Destination Cardiac Rehab". The primary objectives of this study are to assess the efficacy and adherence of "Destination Cardiac Rehab" compared to traditional center-based CR.

Detailed description

The proposed virtual world-based cardiac rehabilitation (VWCR) program provides a novel home-based delivery method of a CR program to address several barriers to care associated with traditional center-based CR (CBCR). This 2-arm, randomized controlled trial (RCT) will rigorously assess adherence and efficacy of VWCR compared to CBCR in a 12-week (36-session) intervention that includes patient education, self-monitoring of physical activity and blood pressure, social support, and weekly telehealth visits with a CR nurse and exercise physiologist. Patients with a CR eligible cardiovascular event will be recruited from 6 geographically diverse CR centers across the United States. We hypothesize that the VWCR, known as "Destination Cardiac Rehab" will be non-inferior to CBCR as assessed by improvement in cardiovascular health and adherence to CR sessions.

Conditions

• Cardiac Event
• Telemedicine
• Cardiovascular Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Virtual World-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation (VWCR)	12-week virtual world technology-based program via Second Life platform. Weekly virtual visits with nurse coach and exercise physiologist, weekly education sessions, and social support group discussions within the virtual world environment.
OTHER	Center-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation (CBCR)	Traditional 12-week in-person cardiac rehabilitation program; standard of care at participant's cardiac rehabilitation facility

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-03-07
• Primary completion: 2024-01-31
• Completion: 2024-01-31
• First posted: 2023-06-09
• Last updated: 2026-02-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States