Effect of physical activity and well-being and social capital by the formation of a small community of elderly patients with cardiovascular disease in the maintenance of cardiac rehabilitation: randomized comparative study of multicenter

Effect of physical activity and well-being and social capital by the formation of a small community of elderly patients with cardiovascular disease in the maintenance of cardiac rehabilitation: randomized comparative study of multicenter - PWS-Study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000046132

Enrollment

116

Registered

2021-12-01

Start date

2021-10-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

cardiovascular disease

Interventions

After completing measurements before the intervention, patients with cardiovascular disease are randomly allocated to the small community walking group (SCW group) or the walking alone group (WA group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with cardiovascular disease between the ages of 60 and 80 2. Patients with cardiovascular disease who can understand the content of exercise

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with heart disease who have difficulty walking with strong pain in the knees and lower back 2. Walking is stopped by the doctor 3. mental illness 4. Cognitive function is impaired 5. Already walking in multiples

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Physical activity (the average daily step count for two weeks)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1) Happiness scale, 2) Social capital, 3) Quality of life (SF-8), 4) Cardiovascular risk factors and cardiac function, 5) 6-min walking distance, 6) Frailty	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactRyo Yamashita

Kumamoto Institute of Total Fitness Health science department

ryo513@hotmail.co.jp096-345-8113

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026