Effect of eHealth Cardiac Rehabilitation Incorporating Mindfulness for Patients With Coronary Heart Disease

NCT07109752 | Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: TungWC REC2024214REC2024214
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 146
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

People with coronary heart disease (CHD) often feel more stressed, which can increase the risk of having another heart problem. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a common treatment for those with CHD, focusing on changing lifestyles and managing the disease. However, it often does not address stress management adequately. There is also a lack of psychological therapy and involvement of mental health professionals in online CR programs. Because traditional CR programs have low participation rates, online platforms are becoming more popular for providing rehabilitation support. This is important because more than half of people with CHD report high stress levels, which can cause or worsen heart problems. To address this issue, the proposed study will test an online CR program that includes mindfulness to help manage stress for CHD patients.

Conditions

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)

Keywords

cardiac rehabilitation; mindfulness; eHealth

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Perceived stress level

  The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), with total scores ranging from 0 to 40 and higher scores indicating higher psychological stress

  baseline, 6-week, 12- week

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Anxiety level

  baseline, 6-week, 12-week

• Depression level

  baseline, 6-week, 12-week

• Physical activity

  baseline, 6-week, 12-week

• Sleep

  baseline, 6-week, 12-week

• Health Related Quality of life

  baseline, 6-week, 12-week

Study Arms (2)

eCR

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention arm

Behavioral: eHealth cardiac rehabilitation

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Usual care

Interventions

eHealth cardiac rehabilitation BEHAVIORAL

A face-to-face interview for goal setting and action planning, as well as learning the use of CR website and accelerometer.

eCR

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• People will be eligible for this study if they were:
• diagnosed with CHD (within the past 6 months),
• undergone conservative treatment, such as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and/ or medication,
• currently under stable medication regimen and discharged to home.
• aged 18 years or older,
• reported scores ranging from 3 (to some degree) to 5 (very much) scores on a single-item stress symptoms scale (Elo et al., 2003),
• using a computer and/or smartphone to access the Internet at home,
• and, read and speak Chinese.

You may not qualify if:

• diagnosis of acute psychotic disease;
• presence of a life-limiting condition;
• prescribed contradictions to physical activity; and,
• presence of hearing, visual, or ambulatory disorders

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tung Wah College: lead

Study Sites (1)

Tung Wah College

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

• Batalik L, Filakova K, Sladeckova M, Dosbaba F, Su J, Pepera G. The cost-effectiveness of exercise-based cardiac telerehabilitation intervention: a systematic review. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2023 Apr;59(2):248-258. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.23.07773-0. Epub 2023 Jan 24.

  PMID: 36692413 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Coronary Disease

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Myocardial Ischemia; Heart Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Jingjing Su, PhD

CONTACT

852-37256115; jjsu@twc.edu.hk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 18, 2025
• First Posted: August 7, 2025
• Study Start: July 20, 2024
• Primary Completion: January 30, 2026
• Study Completion: January 30, 2026
• Last Updated: August 7, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

HK (1)