NCT06983808

The PREBEAT Trial: Digital PREhaBilitation in thE Cardiac Surgical populATion

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Claire Hines · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this randomised controlled trial is to learn if a digital prehabilitation program is feasible in patients awaiting cardiac surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Is the digital health program usable? 2. Is the digital health program acceptable? 3. Do patients adhere to the digital health program? Researchers will compare a group using the digital prehabilitation program with standard care to see if the program is feasible and explore any differences in health outcomes. Participants will * Use a digital health mobile phone application to guide you through exercise, nutrition and preparation for surgery. * Engage in telehealth consultations. * Complete questionnaires * Complete exercise testing

Conditions

• Cardiovascular Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Digital Cardiac Prehabilitation	Digital Cardiac Prehabilitation - A combined telehealth and app-based preparation for cardiac surgery
OTHER	Control (Standard treatment)	Standard preparation for surgery as per Melbourne Health hospital procedures and processes. This may include information sessions, pamphlets, and meetings with clinicians. This does not include a prehabilitation program.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-07-01
• Primary completion: 2026-03-01
• Completion: 2026-12-01
• First posted: 2025-05-21
• Last updated: 2025-06-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Australia