Table 1.
Projects funded by RFA Increasing Use of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Traditional and Community Settings
Project Title | Principal Investigator and Site | Cardiac or Pulmonary Rehabilitation | Primary Outcome | Sample Size and Characteristics | Intervention |
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The Improving ATTENDance to Cardiac Rehabilitation (iATTEND) Trial | Steven Keteyian, PhD; Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MI | Cardiac | Effect of remote-/home-based CR on attendance | N=270, age ≥ 18 yr, with focus on at-risk, urban residents of Detroit, MI | Remote CR delivered with the assistance of telemedicine |
Enhancing Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Adherence through Home-based Rehabilitation and Behavioral Nudges (ERA Nudge) | Pamela N Peterson, MD MSPH; Denver Health Medical Center | Cardiac | Effect of home vs hospital-based CR and nudge messages on adherence | N=400, age ≥18 yrEnglish and Spanish Focus on a safety net population in urban Denver | Home-based CR and nudge messages delivered via cellphone based application |
Improving Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation among Lower-Socioeconomic Status Patients: Efficacy of Early Case Management and Financial Incentives. Healthy Lifestyle Program (HeLP) | Diann E. Gaalema, PhD; University of Vermont Medical Center | Cardiac | Effect of financial incentives and/or case management on CR attendance | N=200, age ≥ 18 yr, lower socioeconomic status patients in Vermont | Early case management and financial incentive to improve CR attendance in underrepresented populations |
Modified Application of Cardiac Rehabilitation for Older Adults (MACRO) | Daniel E. Forman, MD University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh VA, Washington U. | Cardiac | Effect of CR on Short Physical Performance Battery | N=480 aged ≥70 yr hospitalized with cardiovascular disease | Tailoring CR to needs of elders -goal-directed --adaptive regimen -hybrid model -deprescribing |
Increasing Adherence to Pulmonary Rehabilitation after COPD-related Hospitalizations | Roberto Benzo, MD, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | Pulmonary | Adherence and effectiveness of home-based PR | N=150 frail adults after COPD hospitalization | Home-based PR for frail COPD patients |
Comprehensive Health Informatics Engagement Framework for Pulmonary Rehabilitation (CHIEF-PR) | Joseph Finkelstein, MD Mt. Sinai Hosp. New York, NY | Pulmonary | % of eligible COPD patients completing 3 mo PR | N= 120 adults after COPD exacerbation | Home PR using multi-faceted computer-based intervention |
Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CR, cardiac rehabilitation: PR, pulmonary rehabilitation.