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A Novel Digital Platform for a Monitored Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Cardiac Telerehabilitation Program in Chronic Heart Failure: Design and

Marina Garofano1, Carmine Vecchione1, Mariaconsiglia Calabrese1

  • 1Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
|August 28, 2025
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Home-based cardiac telerehabilitation (CR) offers a promising alternative to in-person programs for chronic heart failure (CHF) patients. This study evaluates its efficacy, aiming to improve accessibility and adherence to CR.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology and Digital Health
  • Heart Failure Management
  • Rehabilitation Medicine

Background:

  • Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participation is low in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients due to barriers.
  • Telerehabilitation offers remote, digitally-supported exercise programs to overcome these limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of an 8-week home-based cardiac telerehabilitation program versus standard in-person CR in CHF patients.
  • To assess secondary outcomes including quality of life, functional performance, and cognitive function.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective, controlled cohort study of 220 adult CHF patients (NYHA class I-III).
  • Comparison between a telerehabilitation group (digital platform, wearable sensors, remote supervision) and a standard in-person CR group.
  • Primary outcome: change in peak oxygen uptake (VO2max) at 8 weeks.

Main Results:

  • Hypothesized non-inferiority of telerehabilitation to standard CR in improving functional capacity.
  • Expected additional benefits in accessibility and adherence with telerehabilitation.
  • Potential for a
  • rehabilomics
  • approach using remote monitoring data.

Conclusions:

  • The study assesses the clinical effectiveness, safety, and feasibility of home-based telerehabilitation for CHF.
  • Findings aim to inform broader implementation and personalization of cardiac rehabilitation strategies.
  • This research supports the integration of digital health solutions in managing chronic heart failure.

Keywords:
cardiac rehabilitationchronic heart failuredigital healthexercise traininghome-based rehabilitationremote monitoringtele-rehabilitation

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