Smartphone Cardiac Rehabilitation, Assisted Self-Management (SCRAM) Versus Usual Care: Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
This was an underpowered trial, but SCRAM did not lead to a clinically important difference in VO2max compared to usual cardiac care. SCRAM was resilient to COVID-19-related disruptions that significantly impacted the delivery of cardiac rehabilitation and supervised exercise training in particular. Further research is needed to conclusively assess treatment effects and understand how virtual cardiac rehabilitation can be translated into routine practice to augment center-based delivery and enhance equity of access.
Authors
- Stuart Cameron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7862-3051)
- Karen E. Lamb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9782-8450)
- Prof. Ralph Maddison
- Elena S. George (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1385-2371)
- Peixuan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0782-2341)
- Jonathan C Rawstorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9755-7993)
- Anne McNaughton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9114-7507)
- C. Chow
- John J. Amerena
- Marj Moodie
- Chris Neil
- Kylie Ball
- Lan Gao
- Narayan Subedi
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Barwon Health (AU)
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (AU)
- Deakin University (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Bendigo Health (AU)
- Australian Centre for Heart Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR mhealth and uhealth
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/66074
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00