Long-term follow-up with a smartphone application improves exercise capacity post cardiac rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: ) in patients completing CR. DESIGN: The study was designed as a single-blinded multicentre randomized controlled trial. METHODS: . Secondary outcomes included exercise performance (time to exhaustion, peak incline (%) and peak velocity (km/h)), bodyweight, resting blood pressure, lipid profile, triglycerides, exercise habits, health-related quality of life, health status and self-perceived goal achievement. RESULTS: < 0.001). Statistically significant differences were also observed in exercise performance, exercise habits and in self-perceived goal achievement. CONCLUSIONS: , exercise performance and exercise habits, as well as self-perceived goal achievement, compared with a CG in patients post-CR. There were no statistically significant differences between the groups at follow-up in the other outcome measures evaluated.