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Evaluation of the Usefulness of Adopting Remote, Mobile-based 6MWT Among Hospital Outpatients (the 6-APPnow), Within the Constraints Imposed by the SARS-COV2 Pandemic
In Brief
An observational study evaluating Patients Using the 6MWT App in the Community and Volunteers for 6MWT distance comparison for Pulmonary Hypertension. Completed, enrolled 67 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a standard method for measuring exercise capacity in patients with cardiopulmonary disease such as pulmonary hypertension (PAH) and measures how far a patient can walk in 6 minutes. The test is usually performed in the hospital, by walking along a hospital corridor. Since the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2, there has been a need to minimise patient contact with hospitals and their staff to reduce transmission of the virus. In a previous research project called 6APP, the investigators designed, developed and evaluated a mobile phone app, to allow them to perform the 6MWT in the community. Given the current circumstances, cardiovascular outpatients including patients in the PAH clinic at Oxford University Hospitals are being recommended to use an app derived from that project to provide their 6MWT distance to the clinical team for assessment, in addition to their symptoms and general well-being. This is felt to be more appealing to the patients, and would reduce the time spent in hospital on the day of their outpatient appointment. The investigators plan to measure the usefulness of adopting remote, mobile-based 6MWT among hospital outpatients, within the constraints imposed by the SARS-COV2 pandemic.
Study Details
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Interventions
Patients under the care of the cardiovascular clinics in Oxford, who used the Timed Walk app to perform 6MWT in their community during the CODIV19 pandemic period
Volunteers (cardiac patients and hospital staff) who performed 10 6MWT using the TimedWalk app and a trundle wheel simultaneously. Five tests were performed following instructions and 5 were performed introducing errors. Aim is to measure app accuracy under different circumstances.