Virtual Group Motivation in Exercise Treadmill Testing

NCT03704493 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ErgoTrial
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 108
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Exercise stress testing is the most frequently used clinical tool for assessment of coronary artery disease. To ensure a high validity of the results, a good Patient compliance is crucial. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of a virtually presented exercise group on the perceived comfort and the exercise capacity of patients during classical treadmill exercise testing. The investigators hypothesis is, that a virtually presented running group will increase the comfort of patients and their exercise capacity.

Conditions

Exercise Test

Keywords

Exercise testing; coronary artery disease; virtual group motivation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Patients' performance

  Patients' performance in metabolic equivalents percentage of age predicted maximum

  Day of Exercise Testing

• Patients' comfort

  Subjective level of comfort of patient during the exercise test rated on a 10 point scale. Scale ranges from 1 to 10. 10 indicates that the patient felt absolutely comfortable during the test, 1 indicates that the patient did not feel comfortable at all.

  Day of Exercise Testing

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Exercise test duration

  Day of Exercise Testing

• Age predicted heart rate

  Day of Exercise Testing

• physical limits

  Day of Exercise Testing

• rate pressure product increase

  Day of Exercise Testing

Study Arms (2)

Image Group

NO INTERVENTION

The patients were looking at a static image of a lavender flower while exercising on the treadmill.

Video Group

EXPERIMENTAL

The patients were watching a video of a group of amateur runners while exercising on the treadmill.

Diagnostic Test: Video Group

Interventions

Video Group DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

A video of a group of five amateur runners running along woods and fields. The group was filmed from behind to give the patient the impression of running within the group.

Video Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• indication for exercise stress testing

You may not qualify if:

• any contraindication for exercise stress testing
• unability of performing an exercise treadmill test
• recent surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kantonsspital Baden: lead

Related Publications (1)

• Wilzeck VC, Hufschmid J, Bischof L, Hansi C, Nagele MP, Beer JH, Hufschmid U. A significant increase in exercise test performance with virtual group motivation: a randomised open-label controlled trial. Swiss Med Wkly. 2020 Jul 15;150:w20287. doi: 10.4414/smw.2020.20287. eCollection 2020 Jul 13.

  PMID: 32725609 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Coronary Disease; Myocardial Ischemia; Heart Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Arteriosclerosis; Arterial Occlusive Diseases; Vascular Diseases

Study Officials

• Jürg Hans Beer, Prof.

  Head of the Department of Internal Medicine

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head of Cardiology, Principal Investigator

Model Details: The intervention consists of a video shown to the patient while exercising on the treadmill. It shows 5 amateur runners running across woods and fields. The group is film form behind giving the patient the impression of running within the group.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 10, 2018
• First Posted: October 12, 2018
• Study Start: July 7, 2014
• Primary Completion: September 26, 2014
• Study Completion: September 26, 2014
• Last Updated: October 12, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-10