Journal of Clinical Trials

Journal of Clinical Trials
Open Access

ISSN: 2167-0870

Research Article - (2014) Volume 4, Issue 4

A Randomized Controlled Study Comparing Home-Based Training with Telemonitoring Guidance Versus Center-Based Training in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: Rationale and Design of the Tele-Rehabilitation in Coronary Heart Disease (TRiCH) Study

Andrea Avila1, Kaatje Goetschalckx2,3, Luc Vanhees1 and Véronique A Cornelissen1*
1Research Group for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Rehabilitation, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, E-mail: veronique.cornelissen@faber.kuleuven.be
2Cardiovascular Imaging and Dynamics, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, E-mail: veronique.cornelissen@faber.kuleuven.be
3Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, E-mail: veronique.cornelissen@faber.kuleuven.be
*Corresponding Author: Véronique A Cornelissen, Research Group for Cardiovascular and Rehabilitation Science, Tervuursevest, 101 B 1501, 3001 Leuven, Belgium, Tel: 003216329152 Email:

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