VWCR to Improve Cardiovascular Health and Outcomes Among Cardiac Patients: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial Protocol (Destination Cardiac Rehab Study)
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Conditions studied: Heart Diseases
In brief
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.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07745894
- Run by
- Mayo Clinic
- People needed
- 150
- Starts
- 2026-08-01
- Expected to finish
- 2028-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-08-04
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Indication for CR according to Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines:
- Myocardial infarction within the preceding 12 months
- Coronary artery bypass surgery
- Current stable angina (chest pain)
- Heart valve repair or replacement
- Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) or coronary stenting
- Heart or heart-lung transplant
- Stable chronic heart failure
- Aged ≥18 years
- Basic Internet navigation skills
- Active email address
You may not qualify if…
- High risk patients according to the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) risk stratification103 given safety concern of unsupervised exercise:
- Sudden cardiac arrest survivor
- Receiving continuous inotropic support
- Presence of a mechanical circulatory support device
- Decompensated heart failure
- Symptomatic valvular heart disease
- Uncontrolled angina
- Presence of hemodynamically unstable dysrhythmias (e.g., ventricular tachycardia)
- Pregnant (due to associated hormonal and weight changes)
- Non-English-speaking
- Visual/hearing impairment or mental disability that would preclude independent use of the VW platform
Where it is running
- University of California — Irvine, California, United States
- Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, United States
- University of Mississippi Medical Center — Jackson, Mississippi, United States
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