The purpose of this study is to sustain regular physical activity, improve health-related quality of life, improve resting blood pressure, improve anthropometrics, and improve adherence to prescribed cardiac rehabilitation sessions among individuals referred for cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Numerous studies show that CR improves clinical outcomes in cardiovascular disease (CVD). Exercise as a reliable adjunctive intervention, however, remains limited due to poor short- and long-term adherence. This proposed study will examine the effectiveness of the Kura Care KardioPac digital application plus CR to significantly sustain exercise adherence among CR patients, as compared to standard of care alone.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
43
Like those in the SOC CR arm, participants assigned to the CR+KardioPAC arm will receive standard of care and attend CR as prescribed by their physician. Additionally, they will receive access to the digital app, KardioPAC, \& a BP device for home use that will record their BP readings in the app. KardioPAC is a remote patient monitoring system that allows providers to monitor patients and send out daily reminders. It integrates with BP monitors and fitness watches to collect patient health information at home. The information is uploaded to the HIPAA-compliant server and presented on the website for providers to read. Its reminder system can be customized to meet diverse clinical needs. Lastly, the Kura Care in-house Registered Nurse will provide 20-30 min of health coaching to intervention arm participants on a weekly or bi-weekly basis via the app. The coaching will include greetings, review of medication adherence, encouragement to exercise, and symptom management, if applicable.
During the prescribed cardiac rehabilitation, the SOC CR intervention participants will receive standard of care by attending the 36-72 sessions of CR as prescribed by his/her physician and administered by the University of California San Diego Health Cardiac Rehabilitation Center.
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California, United States
Delta change in minutes per week of moderate physical activity between baseline and end of study between SOC and intervention as measured by actigraphy.
Assess the ability of CR + KardioPAC as compared to standard-of-care CR to change the activity level of participants.
Time frame: ~4 Months
Delta change in METs (Metabolic Equivalents of Task), a measure of the amount of oxygen consumed during activity compared to resting oxygen consumption.
Assess the ability of CR + KardioPAC as compared to standard-of-care CR to improve functional capacity (METs) at pre- and post-CR.
Time frame: ~4 Months
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