Talk test prescription: Participants will be enrolled in the virtual cardiac rehab program and receive an exercise prescription based on the Talk test method.
CPET prescription: Participants will be enrolled in the virtual cardiac rehab program and receive an exercise prescription based on their CPET results completed at baseline
Study summary
The objectives of this pilot RCT are to examine if the Talk Test is an effective and safe tool as compared with CPET for exercise prescription in patients who have undergone CABG or PCI and enrolled in a home-based CR program with virtual exercise training monitoring.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
40 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
* recently underwent PCI or CABG (at least 4 weeks but less than 12 weeks post-event or procedure);
* able to perform a CPET;
* at least 40 years of age;
* access to MyChart; and,
* access to email and the internet
* access to a cellphone with broadband internet (4G, LTE, 5G).
Exclusion Criteria:
* currently participating in a virtual or on-site CR program;
* ventricular ejection fraction ≤45%;
* unstable angina or established diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, severe mitral or aortic stenosis, or hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy;
* unable to return for 12-week follow-up visits.
Primary outcome measure(s)
Exercise capacity — from baseline to follow-up at week 12 will be measured by the Incremental Shuttle Walk Test.
Trial sites (1)
Facility
City
Region
Status
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa
Ontario
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