a Bike Application to Support Cardiac Patient (BackonBike)

Hasselt University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Coronary Artery Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Bike application arm

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02470143

PDEN-IFRE 02

Details and patient eligibility

About

The pilot study will investigate the usability of a mobile cycling application in a cardiac patient population during a one month study period.

The application's effectiveness regarding ability to reduce fear and increase motivation to exercise will be assessed.

Full description

This pilot study investigates the use of a mobile cycling application for patients with a cardiac disease that was developed by the Expertise Centre for Digital Media of Hasselt University in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine & Life Sciences of Hasselt University. During the pilot study, the use of the cycling application and its impact on fear and motivation of patients with a cardiac disease during the rehabilitation is studied. The cycling application will be used on a smartphone, in combination with a wrist-worn heart rate monitor.

During the study, the patients will use the cycling application for one month, in which they can make use of the cycling application each time they are cycling outdoor in their home environment. Through questionnaires and interviews, the patients' experiences with respect to fear and motivation will be collected. Furthermore, the usability of the cycling application is evaluated through these questionnaires and interviews.

Enrollment: 75 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with coronary artery disease for which they received a percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass grafting or drugs only.
• Patients that have completed the standard cardiac rehabilitation program
• Patients who have access to a computer and a WiFi internet connection
• Patients that are able to go to the rehabilitation centre ReGo of Jessa Hospital
• Patients who signed the informed consent document

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with a history of VF, sustained VT and/or supraventricular tachycardia during the last 6 months before enrollment.
• Patients who due to cognitive, neurological and/or musculoskeletal constraints are unable to ride a bicycle.
• Patients with a pacemaker.
• Non-Dutch speaking patients
• Patients who simultaneously participate in another study

Trial design

75 participants in 1 patient group

Bike application arm

Description:

The bike application arm contains cardiac patients that will be instructed to use the cycling application during a one month period.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Bike application arm