Monitoring and Guidance of Physical Activity During the Maintenance Phase of Cardiac Rehabilitation: the Antwerp Activity Index
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Conditions studied: Cardiac Rehabilitation, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
In brief
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether the AAI activity score can help cardiac rehabilitation patients adhere to physical activity guidelines after participating in an in-hospital cardiac rehabilitation program. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does the AAI activity score have an impact on adherence to physical activity maintenance during phase 3 CR? 2. Does the AAI activity score predict changes in cardiorespiratory fitness? Researchers will compare participants who use the AAI activity score with those who do not to determine if there are differences in physical activity adherence. Participants will: * Wear a smartwatch to continuously measure heart rate for 4 months; * Perform an exercise stress test at the end of the study; * Fill in several questionnaires at the end of the study.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07211282
- Run by
- University Hospital, Antwerp
- People needed
- 318
- Starts
- 2025-02-17
- Expected to finish
- 2029-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-05-06
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age ≥ 18 years,
- Patients in the last phase of phase 2 CR,
- Having a smartphone available,
- Being capable of signing the informed consent.
You may not qualify if…
- Patients with high-risk criteria for safe exercise participation following a cardiac event, including:
- Ejection fraction less than 30%
- Decrease in systolic blood pressure of more than 15 mmHg with exercise
- Serious arrhythmias at rest or exercise-induced
- Exercise-induced ischemia indicated by angina more than 2 mm ST segment depression on the ECG
- Patients with severe heart failure (NYHA III-IV),
- Patients with implantable devices (e.g. pacemakers),
- Patients diagnosed with permanent AF,
- Patients who do not speak and read Dutch or English,
- Patients who have cognitive impairment (e.g. severe dementia).
Where it is running
- University Hospital Antwerp — Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium (enrolling)
- Jessa Hospital Hasselt — Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium
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