The Heart Health After Cardiac Treatment Study

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Cardiac Rehabilitation

• Registration Number: NCT07158515
• Lead Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to determine whether participation in a tailored cardiac rehabilitation program delivered in a safety net setting, compared to usual care referral to an outside cardiac rehabilitation program, results in greater participation in cardiac rehabilitation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-08
• Study First Submitted: 2025-08-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-08-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-08-28
• Study Start: 2025-09-02
• Study First Posted: 2025-09-05
• Last Update Posted: 2025-09-05
• Primary Completion: 2027-12-31
• Study Completion: 2027-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 18+

2. Referred for cardiac rehabilitation for a covered indication:

   1. Acute myocardial infarction
   2. Percutaneous coronary intervention
   3. Coronary artery bypass surgery
   4. Heart valve repair or replacement
   5. Heart transplant
   6. Chronic stable angina
   7. Chronic systolic heart failure (EF <=35%)

3. Able to communicate in English, Spanish, or Cantonese

4. Able to consent for self

Exclusion Criteria

1. Currently enrolled in hospice.
2. Provider says patient may not be approached for participation in this study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Participation in at least 1 session of cardiac rehabilitation	12 months	In each arm, we will calculate the proportion of participants who attended at least 1 cardiac rehabilitation session.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Completion of cardiac rehabilitation	12 months	In each arm, we will calculate the proportion of participants who attend at least 2/3 of expected sessions of cardiac rehabilitation (24 sessions in the active comparator arm and 8 sessions in the experimental arm)
Change in six-minute walk distance	3 months	Change in distance walked in 6 minutes, following a standard protocol, from baseline to 3 months.
Change in quality of life	3 months	Change in PROMIS Global Health physical and mental subscores between baseline and 3 months.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital; 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States