Table 1.
Enrolment | Baseline (A0) | End of intervention (A12) | Follow-up (A36) | |
Eligibility screening | X | |||
Informed consent | X | |||
Randomisation | X | |||
Allocation | X | |||
Interventions | ||||
Centre-based CR | ||||
Telerehabilitation | ||||
Assessments | ||||
Demographic characteristics | X | |||
Spirometry, TTE | X | |||
Strength evaluation test | X | |||
Cardiac biomarkers (BNP, NT-proBNP, troponins, creatine kinase) | X | X | ||
CPET–6MWT | X | X | X | |
HRQoL | X | X | X | |
HADS | X | X | X | |
IPAQ | X | X | X | |
FTND | X | X | X | |
Cost analysis | X | |||
Training adherence | X |
BNP, B-type natriuretic peptide; CPET, cardiopulmonary exercise testing; CR, cardiac rehabilitation; FTND, Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HRQoL, health-related quality of life; IPAQ, International Physical Activity Questionnaire; 6MWT, 6 min walk test; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; TTE, transthoracic echocardiography.