MAINTAIN v3.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
reMote cArdIac rehabilitatioN mAInteNance (MAINTAIN): a randomised feasibility study
IRAS ID
302243
Contact name
Francesca Denton
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Coventry University
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 10 months, 26 days
Research summary
Long-term adherence to exercise post community cardiac rehabilitation is poor. There are also negative health consequences associated with poor maintenance of exercise and physical activity after community cardiac rehabilitation. Additionally, due to the COVID-19 pandemic patients have often been isolated in their homes or have been unable to attend face-to-face support. As well as this, patients often face barriers to attending community maintenance programmes. Previous research suggests that wearable activity monitors may be beneficial to improve exercise and physical activity behaviour in patients with cardiovascular disease. However, very little research has been carried out in the maintenance cardiac rehabilitation phase. Therefore, we aim to assess the feasibility of carrying out a randomised controlled trial testing a remotely prescribed and monitored long-term maintenance exercise programme in cardiac rehabilitation graduates using a wearable activity monitor.
On completion of community cardiac rehabilitation, participants will give informed consent prior to their baseline assessments. Participants will then be randomised to either a control group where they will receive best practice usual care, or an intervention group where they will receive individually prescribed and monitored exercise sessions using a Polar Ignite watch. Participants in the intervention group will also receive feedback text messages and regular check in meetings that can take place remotely with an exercise specialist over a period of six months. Following the baseline assessment, participants will attend follow-up assessments at three months, six months, and 12 months post-randomisation. A sub-sample of participants will also be invited to a semi-structured interview at these follow-up timepoints.
REC name
London - Riverside Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/LO/0705
Date of REC Opinion
28 Oct 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion