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Improving Cardiac Rehabilitation Outcomes Through Mobile Case Management (iCARE)

Improving Cardiac Rehabilitation Outcomes Through Mobile Case Management (iCARE)

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04938661
Acronym
iCARE
Enrollment
206
Registered
2021-06-24
Start date
2021-07-08
Completion date
2025-06-09
Last updated
2026-04-27

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

Conditions

Acute Coronary Syndrome, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Stable Angina Pectoris

Keywords

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Brief summary

The purpose of this research is to find out if doing cardiac rehab at home, or a mix of cardiac rehab at home and in the clinic, is as effective as coming in to the clinic for cardiac rehab.

Detailed description

To address our specific aims we will use a single-center, prospective, three-arm, parallel group, randomized controlled trial design. At the time of identification of eligibility for participation, patients will be randomized to one of three arms (1:1:1 ratio): Arm 1 consists of patients randomized to conventional cardiac rehab only, Arm 2 consists of patients randomized to conventional cardiac rehab with the addition of the mHealth platform, and Arm 3 consists of patients randomized to remote case management using the mHealth platform only. Clinical metrics will include traditional cardiovascular risk factors with additional tracking of service utilization and adherence, and quality of life. Measures will be made at baseline (pre-intervention) and \ 3-months (coinciding with completion of conventional CR). Additional follow-up will occur at 12 months post CR entry. Randomization to study arms will be done with a multidimensional dynamic allocation algorithm, minimizing imbalances in age, sex, body mass index, and race across study arms.

Interventions

OTHERCenter-Based Cardiac Rehab

36 center-Based Cardiac Rehab Sessions

OTHERmHealth

Mobile Health Platform

OTHERHome-Based Cardiac Rehab

Encouraged to exercise 3 times per week at home

Sponsors

Mayo Clinic
Lead SponsorOTHER
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
CollaboratorNIH

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Own or have reliable access to a smartphone or desktop computer with internet access * Have an email address * Patients who have a history of one of the following; acute myocardial infarction/acute coronary syndrome, stable angina pectoris, percutaneous coronary intervention, or heart failure. * Patients who have undergone a surgical procedure which includes an indication for cardiac rehabilitation (coronary artery bypass surgery, heart valve repair/replacement, or heart transplant)

Exclusion criteria

* Patients referred to cardiac rehab with ventricular assist devices.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in Metabolic Equivalents of Task (METS)Baseline; 3 MonthsThe change in metabolic equivalents of task (METS) assessed by measuring the energy the body uses during activity relative to resting energy expenditure.
Number of Participants Who Were Re-hospitalized During the Trial1 YearThe number of participants who were re-hospitalized during the trial.
Adherence to the InterventionBaseline to 3 MonthsThe percentage of completed visits per participant that were attended from the start of the intervention (baseline) to the end of the intervention (3 months) relative to the number of prescribed visits per participant.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in Body Mass IndexBaseline; 3 MonthsThe change in body mass index (BMI) measured from baseline to 3 months.
Change in Self-Reported Quality of LifeBaseline; 3 MonthsThe change in self-reported quality of life assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item (PHQ-9) scale used to assess severity of depression. Scoring is calculated by assigning scores of 0, 1, 2, and 3 to the response categories, respectively, of "not at all," "several days," "more than half the days," and "nearly every day." Total score ranges from 0 to 27 where 0 is no depression, 1-4 is minimal depression, 5-9 is mild depression, 10-14 is moderate depression, and 15-19 is moderately severe depression and 20-27 severe depression.

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORThomas P Olson, Ph.D., M.S.

Mayo Clinic

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic
Age, Continuous63.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.16
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
4 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
180 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
7 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
197 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
68 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
58 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
50 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 710 / 670 / 68
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 710 / 670 / 68
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 710 / 670 / 68

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 28, 2026