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Trial reportHeart (British Cardiac Society)2019

Effects and costs of real-time cardiac telerehabilitation: randomised controlled non-inferiority trial.

Ralph Maddison, Jonathan Charles Rawstorn, Ralph A H Stewart, Jocelyne Benatar, Robyn Whittaker, Anna Rolleston, Yannan Jiang, Lan Gao, Marj Moodie, Ian Warren and 2 more

Abstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled TrialEquivalence Trial
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Trial report in Heart (British Cardiac Society), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 162 papers, 28 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

162 citing papers in PubMed, 28 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Smartphone application-based interventions for cardiometabolic risk factor management: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2026
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  4. Smartphone application-based intervention to lower blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2025
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  9. Home-based versus centre-based cardiac rehabilitation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
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  13. Telerehabilitation as a Therapeutic Exercise Tool versus Face-to-Face Physiotherapy: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Ralph MaddisonInstitute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Jonathan Charles RawstornInstitute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9755-7993
Ralph A H StewartDepartment of Cardiology, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
Jocelyne BenatarDepartment of Cardiology, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
Robyn WhittakerNational Institute for Health Innovation, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-0901-9149
Anna RollestonThe Centre for Health, Tauranga, New Zealand.
Yannan JiangNational Institute for Health Innovation, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-7663-9164
Lan GaoDeakin Health Economics, Centre for Population Health Research, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Marj MoodieDeakin Health Economics, Centre for Population Health Research, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Ian WarrenDepartment of Computer Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Andrew MeadsDepartment of Computer Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Nicholas GantDepartment of Exercise Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-9740-0163

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveCompare the effects and costs of remotely monitored exercise-based cardiac telerehabilitation (REMOTE-CR) with centre-based programmes (CBexCR) in adults with coronary heart disease (CHD).

methodsParticipants were randomised to receive 12 weeks of telerehabilitation or centre-based rehabilitation. REMOTE-CR provided individualised exercise prescription, real-time exercise monitoring/coaching and theory-based behavioural strategies via a bespoke telerehabilitation platform; CBexCR provided individualised exercise prescription and coaching via established rehabilitation clinics. Outcomes assessed at baseline, 12 and/or 24 weeks included maximal oxygen uptake (V̇O

results162 participants (mean 61±12.7 years, 86% men) were randomised. V̇O

conclusionREMOTE-CR is an effective, cost-efficient alternative delivery model that could-as a complement to existing services-improve overall utilisation rates by increasing reach and satisfying unique participant preferences.

Indexed as

InternetQuality of LifeRehabilitation CentersCoronary DiseaseCost-Benefit AnalysisExercise TherapyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNew ZealandTelemedicineTreatment Outcomecardiac rehabilitationcoronary artery diseaseehealth/telemedicine/mobile health

Identifiers

PMID30150328
PMCPMC6352408

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