Fitness app program for heart recovery after aortic valve replacement
Tests a mobile exercise program in people recovering from TAVR for aortic valve stenosis.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- University of Colorado, Denver
- Where
- Aurora, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- CardioHeartConnect: Commercially Available Fitness for Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 200 people, planned
- Started
- 29 Aug 2025
- Expected to end
- 1 Aug 2029
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- CardioHeartConnect
- CardioHeartEd
- Record updated
- 21 September 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults recovering from transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a heart valve procedure done through a tube, who can be referred to cardiac rehabilitation (a heart exercise and recovery program).
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All sexes
- Disease stage
- Recovering from TAVR for aortic valve disease. The UCHealth Structural Heart & Valve Clinic team must find you fit to be referred to cardiac rehabilitation.
- Earlier treatment
- Must have had transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).
Main reasons for not taking part
- The UCHealth Structural Heart and Valve Clinic team decides cardiac rehabilitation referral is not right for the person
- Not living in the community (for example, living in a care facility)
- Not living in the United States
- Cannot speak and understand English
- Cannot stand, even with a walking aid, or cannot see and hear content on the Peloton App
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Appropriate for cardiac rehabilitation (CR) referral, as determined by the UCHealth Structural Heart \& Valve Clinic team
- Community-dwelling
- Reside in the United States
- Able to speak and understand English
- Able to provide informed consent
- Able to stand with or without an assistive device
- Able to see and hear content on the Peloton App via phone, tablet, or computer
Who cannot take part
- Determined to be inappropriate for cardiac rehabilitation referral by the UCHealth Structural Heart and Valve Clinic team
Where in United States
- UCHealth Structural Heart and Valve ClinicAurora, United StatesContact: Joshua RosenTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This trial evaluates the effectiveness of CardioHeartConnect, an eight-week mobile cardiac rehabilitation intervention using Peloton fitness modules, compared to educational control among patients recovering from transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The study aims to improve physical activity, functional capacity, quality of life, and cardiovascular health using wearable devices and a digital engagement platform. A total of 200 patients will be recruited from the UCHealth Structural Heart and Valve Clinic and randomized to either CardioHeartConnect or CardioHeartEd. Participants will be assessed at baseline, 8 weeks, and 12 months using surveys, smartwatch data, and electronic health records.
The 2 groups in the trial
- CardioHeartConnect (CHC, Peloton Modules)Treatment being tested
Participants will receive access to an eight-week series of pre-set, clinically reviewed Peloton exercise modules delivered via the Ortus-iHealth platform. They will also receive a smartwatch designed to monitor physical activity and support engagement in cardiac rehabilitation after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Treatment: CardioHeartConnect
- CardioHeartEd (CHE, Informational Materials)Existing treatment, for comparison
Participants will receive access to an eight-week series of cardiac rehabilitation-related educational materials developed by the American College of Cardiology, delivered through the Ortus-iHealth platform. Participants in this arm will also receive a smartwatch to parallel the intervention group and support activity tracking.
Treatment: CardioHeartEd
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- CardioHeartConnect: Commercially Available Fitness mHealth for Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Individuals Recovering From Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
- Plain-language title
- Fitness app program for heart recovery after aortic valve replacementGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 14 November 2026.
- Record updated
- 21 September 2026