Actively Recruiting
SMART to Optimize an Intervention to Maintain Health Improvements After Cardiac Rehabilitation
Led by The Miriam Hospital · Updated on 2026-04-28
400
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
226 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
T
The Miriam Hospital
Lead Sponsor
N
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The study is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, which is part of the National Institutes of Health. The study expects to enroll 400 subjects. The research team will recruit research participants that are finishing or will finish cardiac rehabilitation soon. Participants belong to one or more groups of people who are less often studied in cardiac rehabilitation research, may have less access to a formal cardiac rehabilitation maintenance program, or they may especially benefit from additional support after cardiac rehabilitation ends. The main purposes of this study are to evaluate which treatments work the best after cardiac rehabilitation, which order to deliver the treatments in, and which treatments are as minimally burdensome as possible while still working well. This study will make two comparisons (one comparison between a set of low-intensity interventions and another between a set of higher-intensity interventions) to determine which produces the best behavioral adherence immediately after Phase II (outpatient) cardiac rehabilitation
CONDITIONS
Official Title
SMART to Optimize an Intervention to Maintain Health Improvements After Cardiac Rehabilitation
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 18 years of age or older
- Completed at least 6 cardiac rehabilitation sessions
- Enroll within 6 weeks of final cardiac rehabilitation session
- Body mass index (BMI) of 27 or higher
- Own an internet-connected device
- Have internet access at home
- Proficient in English
- Able to walk at least 1 block without stopping
- Belong to at least one of the following groups or identities: woman, LGBTQIA+, racial or ethnic minority, have insecure transportation for medical appointments, have trouble paying for healthcare needs, receive income-based subsidized benefits, live in small town or rural area per USDA or Distressed Communities Index, have low educational attainment (high school diploma or less), or have low household income (less than twice the Federal Poverty Level)
You will not qualify if you...
- New York Heart Association Class IV heart failure
- Heart transplant within the last 5 months
- Left ventricular assist device within the last 4 months
- Physician diagnosis of dementia
- Physician prescription for 24-hour oxygen therapy daily
- Coronary artery bypass surgery within the last 3 months
- Current dialysis treatment
- Chronic gait or balance problems making unsupervised exercise unsafe
- Current pregnancy
- Conditions that may prevent following the study protocol, such as terminal illness, active substance dependence, or serious psychiatric problems requiring inpatient hospitalization
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center of The Miriam Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
C
Carly M Goldstein, PhD, FAACVPR
CONTACT
K
Kristen Walaska, BS
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
6
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