A 6-week home-based smartphone training program added to usual cardiac rehabilitation did not increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity compared to usual care alone (0.1 vs 0.1 h/day, p=0.75).
RCT (n=93)
Outcome assessor blinded
1:1, computerized algorithm with allocation concealment and random block sizes stratified for index diagnosis
No
Does a smartphone training program added to usual cardiac rehabilitation improve physical activity in active patients with coronary artery disease?
A basic smartphone training program added to usual cardiac rehabilitation does not significantly improve physical activity in active patients with coronary artery disease.
Absolute Event Rate: 0.1% vs 0.1%
p-value: p=0.75
A smartphone training program on top of the usual CR did not yield additional benefits. A more elaborate mHealth intervention seems needed to change PA during CR in active patients with CAD.
Kroesen et al. (Thu,) conducted a rct in Coronary artery disease (n=93). Smartphone training program (Virtual Training mHealth app) plus usual care cardiac rehabilitation vs. Usual care cardiac rehabilitation alone was evaluated on Change in accelerometer-derived moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) from baseline to post-CR (h/day) (95% CI -0.0 to 0.2, p=0.75). A 6-week home-based smartphone training program added to usual cardiac rehabilitation did not increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity compared to usual care alone (0.1 vs 0.1 h/day, p=0.75).