Comparing a Novel Telehealth-enabled Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitation Program to Clinic-based Cardiac Rehabilitation for Improving Patient Engagement, Functional Outcomes, and Health Equity after ACS

$8.22M USD

Funder	NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES
Recipient Organization	Columbia University Health Sciences
Country	United States
Start Date	Sep 20, 2024
End Date	May 31, 2029
Duration	1,714 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Principal Investigator
Data Source	NIH (US)
Grant ID	`10981223`

Grant Description

PROJECT ABSTRACT Cardiac rehabilitation (CR)—which involves exercise training, patient education, and health behavior modification—is a comprehensive intervention traditionally delivered in clinic-based settings, with the highest recommendation and level of evidence classification (i.e., Class I, Level A) for secondary prevention. Traditional

CR significantly reduces rates of reinfarction (by 47%) and both cardiac (36%) and all-cause mortality (26%) in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) survivors, an extremely sedentary population whose functional status and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) improve after CR participation. Despite the well-established effectiveness

of traditional CR—benefits achieved through continued program participation (i.e., adherence), fewer than 10% of eligible ACS patients in the US who initiate CR (