Multimodal VR Rehabilitation for Cardiorespiratory Fitness in CABG Phase II

NCT07331558 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Amna Zafar
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 66
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

It will be a randomized clinical trial with a sample size of 66. A convenient sampling technique will be used to recruit the CABG phase II patients for the study. Then, they will be divided into three groups by block randomization. Weight-bearing Liuzijue Qigong will be given as a baseline treatment to all groups. In group A, patients will engage in multimodal circuit training while simultaneously viewing the nature scenes through VR in a clinical setting, in group B, patients will be given multimodal circuit training in a clinical setting while in group C, patients will be given multimodal circuit training through telerehabilitation. The dyspnea 12 Questionnaire will be used for measuring dyspnea, Cooper's 12-minute test will be used to assess cardiorespiratory fitness, echocardiography will be used to assess Left ventricular ejection fraction, EQ-5D-5L will be used to assess quality of life, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) will be used to assess the quality of sleep. Data will be entered and analyzed through SPSS version 21.

Conditions

CABG

Keywords

multimodal treatment; virtual reality; telerehabilitation; education; Circuit Based Exercise; diet; psychological well-being

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• dyspnea by Dyspnea 12 questionnaire

  This 12-item questionnaire was developed to measure the severity of dyspnea. The first seven items of this 4-point Likert-type scale (0 = none, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe) ask patients about physical difficulties they experience because of dyspnea. The remaining five items of the questionnaire focus on the affective aspects of breathing. The maximum scores for the physical and affective aspects of the questionnaire are 21 and 15, respectively. The minimum total score for the questionnaire is 0, whereas the maximum total score is 36.The higher the score, the more severe will be the dyspnea.

  2 months

• cardiorespiratory fitness by VO2 max (through Cooper 12 min test)

  Cooper proposed an indirect approach to estimate VO2 max based on field data. The test can be easily implemented in a common 400 m track field. After a warmup period of about 10 min, subjects are asked to run/ walk as much distance as possible for 12 min. Cooper conducted the test for 105 subjects and found a positive correlation with the value of VO2max quantified via a formal treadmill test. Cooper used linear regression of the covered distance versus the treadmill-estimated VO2 max to find the following relationship: VO 2 max ≈ 11.288+22.351D12.

  2 months

• left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] by echocardiography

  LVEF (Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction) by echocardiography is a key measure of heart function, representing the percentage of blood pumped out of the left ventricle with each heartbeat. It is commonly used to assess cardiac efficiency and detect heart failure or other cardiovascular conditions. Echo provides a non-invasive, real-time evaluation of LVEF, offering insights into the heart's pumping capacity and overall health.

  2 months

• Quality of life by EQ-5D-5L

  The EQ-5D questionnaire was developed to measure self-reported health simply and generically. It contains a descriptive system that includes the five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/ depression, and a visual analogue scale (the EQ VAS). Both the descriptive system and the EQ VAS measure the current health of the respondent. Combining the respondents' answers in each of the five dimensions of the descriptive system results in a unique health state. On the EQ-VAS, the respondents rate their current health on a scale ranging from 0 to 100. Zero represents "the worst health you can imagine" and 100 represents "the best health you can imagine".

  2 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Sleep by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

  2 months

Study Arms (3)

Group A

EXPERIMENTAL

Group A: Patients will engage in multimodal circuit training while simultaneously viewing nature scenes through VR in a clinical setting.

Other: multimodal circuit training while viewing nature scenes through VR in a clinical setting

Group B

EXPERIMENTAL

Group B: Patients will be given multimodal circuit training in real -world clinical setting.

Other: multimodal circuit training in a real-world clinical setting

Group C

EXPERIMENTAL

Group C: Patients will be given multimodal circuit training through telerehabilitation.

Other: multimodal circuit training through telerehabilitation

Interventions

multimodal circuit training while viewing nature scenes through VR in a clinical setting OTHER

This will take place in a clinical setting where participants will also view the nature scenes through virtual reality (VR). The approach is multimodal, incorporating education through a booklet, physical activity via circuit training, nutritional counselling with a healthy diet prescription, and psychological well-being enhanced by behavioural cognitive therapy.

Group A

multimodal circuit training in a real-world clinical setting OTHER

This will take place in a real-world clinical setting. The approach is multimodal, incorporating education through a booklet, physical activity via circuit training, nutritional counselling with a healthy diet prescription, and psychological well-being enhanced by behavioural cognitive therapy.

Group B

multimodal circuit training through telerehabilitation OTHER

This will take place through Google Meetings. The approach is multimodal, incorporating education through a booklet, physical activity via circuit training, nutritional counselling with a healthy diet prescription, and psychological well-being enhanced by behavioural cognitive therapy.

Group C

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 30 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Patients who underwent CABG surgery will be recruited after twelve weeks
• Both male and female
• Age 30-60 years old
• LVEF of \< 40%
• Preserved cognitive function (Montreal Cognitive Assessment score \>24)

You may not qualify if:

• Patient with recurrent history of CABG
• Had a non-cardiac surgical procedure ≤2 months prior to recruitment
• Unstable angina, uncontrolled hypertension (blood pressure \>180/100 mmHg), a pacemaker or atrial fibrillation, documented peak orifice area valve stenosis, symptomatic peripheral arterial disease that limits exercise capacity.
• Documented chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (FEV1 \<60% and FVC \<60%)
• Any shoulder impairment that would limit exercise participation
• Patients with Kinesiophobia
• Epilepsy, vertigo, eyesight impairment (conditions contraindicated for VR)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Riphah International University

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan

RECRUITING

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Study Officials

• Wajeeha Zia, PP-DPT

  Riphah International University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Wajeeha Zia, PP-DPT

CONTACT

03234500788; wajeeha.zia@riphah.edu.pk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 29, 2025
• First Posted: January 12, 2026
• Study Start: December 2, 2025
• Primary Completion: February 25, 2026
• Study Completion: February 25, 2026
• Last Updated: January 12, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-12

Locations

PA (1)