An interventional study of Virtual World-based Cardiac Rehabilitation (VWCR) program in Cardiovascular Health, sponsored by Mayo Clinic. Completed at 3 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-31.
Sponsored by Mayo Clinic · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
A single-group, multi-center, non-randomized clinical trial will be conducted to assess the feasibility of implementing an enhanced virtual world-based cardiac rehabilitation (VWCR) program within a muti-site clinical trial.
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Indication for CR according to Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines (diagnosed within the preceding 12 months) to include one or more of the following:
Exclusion Criteria:
High risk patients according to the AACVPR risk stratification44 given safety concern of unsupervised exercise
Behavioral: Virtual World-based Cardiac Rehabilitation (VWCR) program
24 Virtual World-based Cardiac Rehabilitation sessions over the course of 8 weeks (3 sessions/week). Weekly visits include 1:1 video visit with Exercise Physiologist, 1:1 video visit with Nurse Coach, and virtual group education session followed by social discussion.
Change in Cardiovascular health score
Cardiovascular health score will be determined by the American Heart Association's (AHA) Life's Essential 8 (LS8). The scale is 0-100 pts (low to high), with LE8 categories as low (0-49), moderate (50-79) and high (80-100). A higher score indicates higher cardiovascular health.
Time frame: Baseline, 2 Months, 5 Months
Percent of Virtual world-based cardiac rehabilitation attended
Virtual world-based cardiac rehabilitation attended will be determined by the number of sessions prescribed vs the number of sessions attended (reported as a percent).
Time frame: Baseline, 6 Months
Number of cardiovascular hospital readmissions
Cardiovascular Hospital readmissions will be determined by the number of times a patient is admitted to the hospital after initial admission.
Time frame: Baseline, 6 Months
All-cause mortality
All-cause mortality will be determined by the number of patient deaths no matter the cause.
Time frame: 6 Months
Plan to share: No
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