An observational study in Cardiac Rehabilitation, sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien. Withdrawn at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-10.
Sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien · Observational
The study did not obtain regulatory approval.
The goal of this observational study is to describe the barriers to psychosocial management in cardiac rehabilitation patients at the south francilien hospital center (CHSF) and understand how to improve it, in order to facilitate their return to work.
The main questions it aims to answer are :
Cardiac rehabilitation is recommended for patients with acute or chronic cardiovascular disease in accordance with national and international guidelines.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines cardiac rehabilitation as "the sum of activity and interventions required to ensure the best possible physical, mental, and social conditions so that patients with chronic or post-acute cardiovascular disease may, by their own efforts, preserve or resume their proper place in society and lead an active life".
In France, the clinical practice guidelines issued by the French National Authority for Health (HAS) and the French Society of Cardiology emphasize the need for a multidisciplinary approach to cardiac rehabilitation, integrating psychosocial support and preparation for return to work, in addition to exercise training, cardiovascular risk factor management, optimization of pharmacological treatment, screening for comorbidities, therapeutic and dietary education.
According to experts, improving patients' working conditions and preparing their return to work before actual work resumption constitute major components of psychosocial care.
Such interventions can be facilitated through occupational health services, including workplace assessments and adjustments to job tasks or working hours.
Although psychosocial care is recognized as an essential component of both cardiac rehabilitation and successful return to work, its implementation within rehabilitation programs remains insufficient in practice.
Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien is the lead sponsor of 58 studies on the registry; 13 are open to participants now.
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Patients admitted to the cardiac rehabilitation service at the south francilien hospital center
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Exclusion Criteria:
Patients with cardiovascular disease participating in a cardiac rehabilitation program at the CHSF
Other: Self administered questionnaire of cardiac rehabilitation patients
medical, paramedical and administrative staff members of the cardiac rehabilitation service at the CHSF
Other: Self administered questionnaire of cardiac rehabilitation staff members
A group of ccupational health physicians practicing in the Ile-de-France region, and members of an email distribution list.
Other: Self administered questionnaire of occupational health physicians
Intervention Description : The patients will be asked about : * Their sociodemographic profile (age, gender, family status) * Their professional profile * Their current hospitalisation (reason for hospitalisation, and screening for symptoms of anxiety and depression) * Perceived barriers to psychological support * Perceived barriers to using occupational health services
The staff members will be asked about : * Their sociodemographic profile * Their professional profile * Perceived barriers to psychological support * Perceived barriers to referral to occupational health services.
Occupational health physicians will be asked about their practices concerning employees returning to work after cardiac rehabilitation
Perceived barriers to psychosocial management
likert scale
Time frame: at day 0
Anxiety (GAD-7 score scale)
Minimal, mild, moderate, severe
Time frame: at day 0
Depression (PHQ9 score scale)
Minimal, mild, moderate, severe
Time frame: at day 0
Practices concerning employees returning to work after cardiac rehabilitation
likert scale
Time frame: at day 0
Plan to share: No
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The study did not obtain regulatory approval.
The study did not obtain regulatory approval.
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