Prevention & lipidsRandomised controlled trial
Technology-based comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation therapy for women in a middle-income setting: a randomized controlled trial
- Randomised controlled trial
- single-centre
- single-blind
- two parallel arms (1:1)
- superiority
Authors' conclusion
The TaCT program significantly improved functional capacity, QoL, heart-health behaviours and anxiety in women with cardiovascular disease in a middle-income country, demonstrating the potential of technology-based CR tailored for women in these settings.
Study context
- Population
- Women with stable cardiac disease and smartphone access, Indian outpatient cardiology department89 [89.0%] retained
- Participants
- 50 vs 50
- Comparison
- Technology-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) vs standard care
- Interventionn = 50
- Controln = 50reference
- Primary endpoint
- Functional capacity by Incremental Shuttle Walk Test (ISWT)
- Follow-up
- 6 months
Primary result
Functional capacity (ISWT)
Effect size
0.3
95% CI 1.0 to −0.2
P = 0.002
As reported in the abstract
Further findings
| Outcome | Intervention | Control |
|---|---|---|
| Morbidity and mortality | ||
| Morbidity | 3 | Not reported in the abstract |
| Mortality | 1 | Not reported in the abstract |
| Morbidity only | Not reported in the abstract | 9 |
Functional capacity: Duke Activity Status Index, Sit-to-Stand
- Duke Activity Status Index favoured intervention
- P < 0.001
- Sit-to-Stand favoured intervention
- P = 0.003
Quality of life (QoL) (global and all subscales)
- Favoured intervention
- P < 0.001
Heart-health behaviours and anxiety
- Exercise favoured intervention
- P < 0.001
- Medication adherence favoured intervention
- P = 0.02
- Anxiety favoured intervention
- P = 0.002
BP, waist circumference, cardiac symptoms
- No significant differences
Original publication
Technology-based comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation therapy for women in a middle-income setting: a randomized controlled trial. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 11 April 2025. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf147
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it