Web-based Cardiac Rehabilitation research project 2022
Research type
Research Study
Full title
To examine the effectiveness of physical activity, Quality of Life and Hospital Anxiety and Depression outcomes in Cardiovascular patients using an internet-based Cardiac Rehabilitation application compared with a conventional Cardiac Rehabilitation programme or a combination of both.
IRAS ID
290193
Contact name
Mike Morris
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University Of Chester
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 14 days
Research summary
This 8-week study, funded by the University of Derby and Burton Hospitals, aims to compare quality of life (QOL), hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADs) and physical activity outcomes in web-based Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR), web-based CR combined with traditional CR (TCR) and TCR in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). The Web-based option will include the use of the MyHeart application (appendix 16).
Participants eligible for the study will include low-moderate cardiovascular patients (heart attack, stents or heart surgery) within 3-6 weeks post discharge. Participants will be involved in hospital or virtual exercise and educational sessions with the support of CR specialists. Outcomes will be measured through questionnaires (appendix 13) and treadmill walking test (appendix 11) in conjunction with our normal CR guidelines (appendix 10).
To our knowledge, this would be the first study to compare all three groups, as combined CR (web-based alongside traditional CR) has not yet been evaluated. Additionally, as we currently work within the CR setting at Burton Hospital, and this study will be conducted within our current Hospital CR service, the outcomes will be applicable and relevant to future clinical practice.
As the UK’s 50% uptake to CR remains poor, falling below the 85% national uptake recommendations, a CR menu-based approach, offering hospital or home-based programmes is recommended to encourage uptake, improve QOL and clinical outcomes. Furthermore, as COVID-19 has enforced a web-based CR approach, further research to explore uptake, physical and psychological outcomes to benefit cardiovascular patients is paramount for current and future CR delivery. This study will explore a menu of options recommended for CR.
REC name
East Midlands - Leicester Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/EM/0056
Date of REC Opinion
20 Apr 2022
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion