Step-Based Activity Programme for People With Coronary Artery Disease
Tests a step-focused activity programme in adults with heart artery disease after rehabilitation.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: A Physical Activity Programme Focussed on Step Volume and Intensity for People With Cardiovascular Disease: Getting Active and Staying Active After Cardiac Rehabilitation
Key facts
- Where
- Arnhem, Nijmegen, and Uden, NetherlandsSee the 4 sites
Where in Netherlands
- RijnstateArnhem, NetherlandsNo longer taking part
- Canisius Wilhelmina ZiekenhuisNijmegen, NetherlandsNo longer taking part
- Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegen, NetherlandsNo longer taking part
- BernhovenUden, NetherlandsNo longer taking part
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
- Radboud University Medical Center
- Trial code
- NCT07723274
- Record updated
- 23 July 2026
- Original description
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?Read full original descriptionShow less
Step Targets for Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: Towards Better Physical Activity Adherence Following Cardiac Rehab - A Randomised Controlled Trial
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.
Inclusion: 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.
Exclusion: 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); New York Heart Association class III or IV heart failure; Unable to give informed consent; Wheelchair-bound / not physically able to stand or walk; Language barrier; Participation in another interventional study targeting physical activity.