Status:

COMPLETED

Vivo Heart: Home-Based Virtual Exercise Program for Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Conditions:

Cardiovascular Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

60-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This pilot study will assess the feasibility and generate preliminary efficacy data of a novel, synchronous, home-based exercise training program for rural older adults with cardiovascular disease (CV...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 60 - 80 years
  • Lives in a rural area based on established urban-rural definitions (e.g., RUCA codes, RUCC, UIC)
  • A qualifying Cardio Vascular Disease (CVD) event or procedure
  • Cognitively unimpaired Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS-m ≥32)
  • No major depressive symptoms Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8 \<10)
  • Ambulatory and community-dwelling
  • Less than 150 min per week of moderate-to-intensive aerobic or resistance exercise in the past month
  • Medically cleared for exercise if event was within the last 6 months
  • Access to a tablet or computer and internet/Wi-Fi in defined exercise space
  • Able to provide own transportation to study visits
  • Not participating in a clinical trial
  • Willing to provide informed consent

Exclusion

  • \<60 years or \>80 years
  • Lives in non-rural area
  • No CVD or a qualifying event or procedure
  • Dementia or severe cognitive impairment (TICS-m \<32)
  • Clinical depression (PHQ-8 ≥10)
  • Non-ambulatory, institutionalized, or requires walker
  • Regular aerobic or resistance exercise (including current participation in a cardiac rehab program)
  • Not medically cleared for exercise
  • Advanced kidney disease requiring dialysis or dialysis anticipated within 6 months
  • Insulin-dependent diabetes
  • Use of any supplemental oxygen for COPD
  • Significant impairment from a prior stroke
  • Progressive neurologic disease (Parkinson's, ALS, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, dementia)
  • Severe arthritis, fracture, chronic injury, or other musculoskeletal disorder that prevents walking independently
  • Cancer (not including non-melanoma skin cancers) requiring treatment with the past year
  • Excessive alcohol consumption (\>7/week alcoholic beverages for women and \>14/week for men) in the past month
  • Joint replacement or other orthopedic surgery in past 12 months or planned in next 6 months
  • No computer, tablet or internet access
  • No access to transportation for travel to study visits
  • Current participation in a clinical trial
  • Inability or unwillingness to comply with the study requirements

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 19 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 16 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

27 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05972850

Start Date

March 19 2024

End Date

May 16 2025

Last Update

June 4 2025

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Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157