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Trial reportAnnals of medicine2025

X-CircuiT and conventional exercise in home-based cardiac rehabilitation for patients with coronary artery disease and risk factors: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial.

Xun Gong, Qing Ye, Wenliang Zhang, Yanan Shen, Zeng Cao, Yaoshan Dun, Suixin Liu

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Trial report in Annals of medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Xun GongDivision of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Qing YeDivision of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Wenliang ZhangDivision of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yanan ShenDivision of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Zeng CaoDivision of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yaoshan DunDivision of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8642-9024
Suixin LiuDivision of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7621-0096

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis study evaluated the effectiveness of Xiangya Hospital Circuit Training (X-CircuiT), a multi-component exercise program, as an alternative to conventional exercise (ConEx) in improving cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness within home-based cardiac rehabilitation (HBCR) for patients with coronary artery disease and risk factors (CADRF). PATIENTS AND

methodsThis randomized controlled non-inferiority trial consecutively enrolled patients with CADRF at Xiangya Hospital, China, between April and December 2020. Patients were assigned to a smartphone-guided X-CircuiT-HBCR or telephone call-guided ConEx-HBCR group for 12 weeks. Primary outcomes were cardiorespiratory fitness (peak oxygen uptake,

resultsThis trial included 54 participants (median age 53 yr, 37% females), with 27 per group. Both groups showed significant improvements in fitness. There were no significant differences between groups in the improvements in

conclusionsX-CircuiT is non-inferior to ConEx in HBCR for CADRF patients, suggesting it as an effective alternative or supplement in HBCR programs. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ChiCTR2000032451.

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Cardiac RehabilitationCoronary Artery DiseaseExercise TherapyAdultAgedCardiorespiratory FitnessChinaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOxygen ConsumptionQuality of LifeRisk FactorsSelf Efficacycoronary artery diseaseHome-based cardiac rehabilitationphysical fitnessX-CircuiT

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PMID40947912
PMCPMC12439806

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