Actively Recruiting
Monitoring and Guidance of Physical Activity During the Maintenance Phase of Cardiac Rehabilitation: the Antwerp Activity Index
Led by University Hospital, Antwerp · Updated on 2026-05-06
318
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
202 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University Hospital, Antwerp
Lead Sponsor
U
Universiteit Antwerpen
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether the AAI activity score can help cardiac rehabilitation patients adhere to physical activity guidelines after participating in an in-hospital cardiac rehabilitation program. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does the AAI activity score have an impact on adherence to physical activity maintenance during phase 3 CR? 2. Does the AAI activity score predict changes in cardiorespiratory fitness? Researchers will compare participants who use the AAI activity score with those who do not to determine if there are differences in physical activity adherence. Participants will: * Wear a smartwatch to continuously measure heart rate for 4 months; * Perform an exercise stress test at the end of the study; * Fill in several questionnaires at the end of the study.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Monitoring and Guidance of Physical Activity During the Maintenance Phase of Cardiac Rehabilitation: the Antwerp Activity Index
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18 years or older
- Patients in the last phase of phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation
- Having a smartphone available
- Being capable of signing the informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients with high-risk criteria for safe exercise after a cardiac event, including ejection fraction less than 30%, decrease in systolic blood pressure over 15 mmHg with exercise, serious arrhythmias at rest or exercise-induced, or exercise-induced ischemia with angina or significant ECG changes
- Patients with severe heart failure (NYHA class III-IV)
- Patients with implantable devices such as pacemakers
- Patients diagnosed with permanent atrial fibrillation
- Patients who do not speak or read Dutch or English
- Patients with cognitive impairment such as severe dementia
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
University Hospital Antwerp
Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium, 2650
Actively Recruiting
2
Jessa Hospital Hasselt
Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium, 3500
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
C
Christophe Buyck
CONTACT
L
Lien Desteghe
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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