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Vivo Heart: Home-Based Virtual Exercise Program for Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Summary
This pilot study will assess the feasibility and generate preliminary efficacy data of a novel, synchronous, home-based exercise training program for rural older adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD) using Vivo, an online, live, small group fitness program developed for older adults. It uses individually tailored dual-tasked (i.e., cognitive-motor) exercises to improve strength, endurance, balance, and cognition and incorporates social engagement. Certified trainers deliver instruction and coaching through an interactive session (45 min, 2-3 times/week) delivered over 12 weeks. Vivo Heart adapts this unique program to meet the cardiac rehabilitation needs of older adults with CVD. The specific aims are to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and uptake of Vivo Heart (Aim 1) and obtain pre- and post-intervention measures of exercise capacity, strength, lower-extremity physical function, cognition, quality of life, stress, fatigability, physical activity, and aging biomarkers (Aim 2).
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
60 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
28
Start Date
2024-03-19
Completion Date
2025-05-16
Last Updated
2026-08-04
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Vivo Heart
Vivo is an online, live, small group fitness program developed for older adults that uses individually tailored dual-tasked (i.e., cognitive-motor) exercises to improve strength, endurance, balance, and cognition and incorporates social engagement. Certified trainers deliver instruction and coaching through an interactive session for 45 min, 2-3 times/week.
Locations (1)
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States