NCT07723274Not yet recruiting
A Physical Activity Programme Focussed on Step Volume and Intensity for People With Cardiovascular Disease: Getting Active and Staying Active After Cardiac Rehabilitation
Step Targets for Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: Towards Better Physical Activity Adherence Following Cardiac Rehab - A Randomised Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 23 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effect of a physical activity program, focussing on increasing step volume and step intensity (STEP COACH program), compared to usual care in patients with coronary heart problems. The main question it aims to answer is: What is the effect of the STEP COACH program on physical activity levels in patients with coronary artery disease who participated in cardiac rehabilitation? Participants will be randomised in 2 groups: 1. Control group who receives usual care (i.e., a 3-month cardiac rehabilitation program); 2. STEP COACH group who receives usual care and the 9-month STEP COACH program. Objectively measured changes in physical activity time from pre to post STEP COACH program will be compared between groups to see if participants in the STEP COACH group are able to increase their daily physical activity time more compared to participants in the control group.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 334 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 20 Jul 2026
- Start date
- 1 Sept 2026
- Primary completion date
- 31 Aug 2028
- Lead sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
- Diseases
- Coronary artery disease
- NCT number
- NCT07723274
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 334
- From 1 Sept 2026 to the primary completion date, 31 Aug 2028
- 4 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- CABG surgery expected within 8 weeks after inclusion;
- Already adhering to physical activity guidelines (i.e. on average \>8,000 steps/day (smartphone) or \>10,000 steps/day (smartwatch or smartband) in the 6 months prior to inclusion).
Other illness
- New York Heart Association class III or IV heart failure;
Other
- Unable to give informed consent;
- Wheelchair-bound / not physically able to stand or walk;
- Language barrier;
- Participation in another interventional study targeting physical activity;
Who the study is looking for
- Hospital admission for CAD (ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), unstable angina pectoris (UAP), or stable angina pectoris (AP)) and/or having undergone a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG);
- Referral to cardiac rehabilitation;
- 18 years of age or older;
- Able to understand and perform study related procedures.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (4)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rijnstate Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Arnhem | Netherlands | Unknown status |
| Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Nijmegen | Netherlands | Unknown status |
| Radboud University Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Nijmegen | Netherlands | Unknown status |
| Bernhoven Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Uden | Netherlands | Unknown status |
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