Key result
Technology-based cardiac rehabilitation improves functional capacity vs standard care.
Why the study?
Women are under-represented in cardiac rehabilitation, especially in lower-income settings.
Does a technology-based comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation therapy improve functional capacity in women with stable cardiac disease in a middle-income setting?
Comparison
Technology-based cardiac rehabilitation therapy (TaCT) vs standard care
Design
Single-centre, single-blind, parallel-arm (1:1) randomized superiority trial
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Supports technology-based cardiac rehabilitation for women in middle-income settings; extends RCT evidence to this population.
RCT (n=100)
Single-blind
1:1 SNOSE
No
Does a technology-based comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation therapy improve functional capacity in women with stable cardiac disease in a middle-income setting?
Standardized Mean Difference: 0.3 (95% CI -0.2–1)
p-value: p=0.002
A 6-month technology-based cardiac rehabilitation program significantly improved functional capacity, quality of life, and health behaviors in women with stable cardiovascular disease in a middle-income setting.
Menezes et al. (2025) conducted an RCT in stable cardiac disease (n=100). Technology-bAsed Cardiac rehabilitation Therapy (TaCT) vs. standard care was evaluated on Incremental Shuttle Walk Test (ISWT) (effect size 0.3, 95% CI 1.0 to -0.2, p=0.002). Technology-based cardiac rehabilitation significantly improved functional capacity on the Incremental Shuttle Walk Test (effect size 0.3; 95% CI 1.0 to -0.2; P=0.002) compared to standard care.