Virtual World-based Cardiac Rehabilitation to Improve Cardiovascular Health and Outcomes Among Cardiac Patients: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial Protocol (Destination Cardiac Rehab Study)

Summary

The purpose of this research is to compare health outcomes and participation between a virtual world cardiac rehabilitation (Destination Cardiac Rehab) program and the standard of care Center-based Cardiac Rehabilitation program. Destination Cardiac Rehab, developed with input from patients with heart disease and their caregivers, is a 3-D, interactive program offering an affordable telehealth option for cardiac rehabilitation (cardiac rehab) that can be done from home or any place that you can access the Internet with a computer.

Eligibility

Age range

18+ years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

No

Interventions

• Other
  Virtual Cardiac Rehabilitation

  * Weekly Virtual Cardiac Rehabilitation Session * Virtual Nurse Coaching Visit (frequency: weekly) * Virtual Exercise Physiologist Visit (frequency: weekly) * Self-Directed Exercise: 3 sessions per week

• Other
  In-Person Cardiac Rehabilitation

  Participants will attend three in-person cardiac rehabilitation sessions per week, each including: * Supervised exercise under the guidance of an Exercise Physiologist * Educational components related to cardiac health and lifestyle

Locations (3)