Follows heart patients in cardiac rehabilitation to study how they recover
Observes adults with heart disease referred for rehabilitation at Hochgebirgsklinik Davos over time.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Cardiac REhabilitation COhort at the Medicine Campus DaVos to invEstigate Recovery
Key facts
- Where
- Davos, SwitzerlandSee the site
Where in Switzerland
- Hochgebirgsklinik DavosDavos, SwitzerlandTaking people
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?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Hochgebirgsklinik Davos
- Trial code
- NCT07096973
- Record updated
- 29 September 2026
- Original description
The RECOVER study, titled Cardiac Rehabilitation Cohort at the Medicine Campus Davos for Exploration of Recovery, is a prospective, non-interventional, monocentric cohort study conducted at the Hochgebirgsklinik Davos. The study is sponsored by Medicine Campus Davos AG and the Kühne Foundation, with an estimated start date in July 2025 and planned completion by December 2034, with the possibility of extension.Read full original descriptionShow less
Cardiac REhabilitation COhort at the Medicine Campus DaVos to invEstigate Recovery
The RECOVER study, titled Cardiac Rehabilitation Cohort at the Medicine Campus Davos for Exploration of Recovery, is a prospective, non-interventional, monocentric cohort study conducted at the Hochgebirgsklinik Davos. The study is sponsored by Medicine Campus Davos AG and the Kühne Foundation, with an estimated start date in July 2025 and planned completion by December 2034, with the possibility of extension.
The principal investigator of the study is PD Dr. David Niederseer from Hochgebirgsklinik Davos, who also represents the study. The research team includes co-investigators such as Prof. Dr. Stefan Blankenberg and Prof. Dr. Andreas Ziegler from Cardio-CARE, Medicine Campus Davos, as well as Dr. Jan Vontobel from Hochgebirgsklinik Davos.
The study will enroll patients referred to Hochgebirgsklinik Davos for cardiac rehabilitation who provide informed consent. Cardiac rehabilitation is an evidence-based therapy for patients with heart disease, including those who have undergone cardiac procedures or surgeries.
The primary objectives are to evaluate baseline patient characteristics, rehabilitation strategies, predictors of recovery, and clinical outcomes during and after rehabilitation. To support this, a detailed database and biobank will be established to allow for comprehensive phenotyping, extensive clinical assessments, and long-term follow-up.
RECOVER seeks to gain translational insights into how patient-specific factors - such as genetics, plasma, digital and clinical biomarkers, and comorbidities - influence long-term clinical outcomes. The goal is to identify modifiable risk factors to optimize individualized therapeutic approaches in cardiac rehabilitation.
Inclusion: Patients undergoing CR at the HGK; Written informed consent; Age ≥ 18 years.
Exclusion: Insufficient knowledge of the German language to understand study documents, the interview, or questionnaires interview without translation; Physical or psychological incapability to participate in the study.