Testing a phone app to help people with heart failure be more active
Tests a mobile app meant to raise physical activity in adults with heart failure.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Mobile Health Intervention to Increase Activity in Heart Failure Study
Key facts
- Where
- Ann Arbor, United StatesSee the site
Where in United States
- University of MichiganAnn Arbor, United StatesTaking 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
- University of Michigan
- Trial code
- NCT07750262
- Record updated
- 23 October 2026
- Original description
Physical activity is known to help patients with heart failure feel better and live longer though few patients with heart failure are sufficiently active. This study is evaluating whether a mobile health intervention can help patients with heart failure increase physical activity levels and remain active over time. The mobile health intervention consists of three parts: Notifications encouraging physical activity, a digital health coach trained in motivational interviewing, and a mobile application which encourages goal setting and activity monitoring.Read full original descriptionShow less
MObile Health Intervention to INcrease Activity in Heart Failure Study: A Micro-Randomized Trial
Physical activity is known to help patients with heart failure feel better and live longer though few patients with heart failure are sufficiently active. This study is evaluating whether a mobile health intervention can help patients with heart failure increase physical activity levels and remain active over time. The mobile health intervention consists of three parts: Notifications encouraging physical activity, a digital health coach trained in motivational interviewing, and a mobile application which encourages goal setting and activity monitoring.
Inclusion: Michigan Medicine patient with a diagnosis of heart failure (HF); Age 18 years and older at screening and able to provide consent; New York Heart Association class 2 or 3 HF symptoms; Safe for home physical activity as determined by treating clinician; Own a smartphone with a compatible Apple or Android operating system; Fluent in spoken and written English.
Exclusion: Hospitalized for HF within the prior 6 weeks; Pulmonary hypertension treated with inhaled or intravenous therapy; Orthopedic or neurological condition significantly limiting physical activity; Greater than mild cognitive impairment; Obstructive left main or proximal left anterior descending coronary artery disease; Enrolled in hospice care; Severe valvular stenosis; Exercise-induced ventricular tachycardia; Currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant; Determined to be unsafe for participation as assessed by the investigative team.