Technology Assisted Physical Activity Among Hospitalised Patients With Respiratory Disease (TAPAS)

Marius Henriksen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Respiratory Disease

Treatments: Device: Measurement of physical activity; Device: Visual feedback of physical activity; Device: No feedback of physical activity

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03333850

FYS010

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate if patients hospitalised for medical disease will increase their time spent out of bed during hospitalisation through simple feedback about physical activities from a mobile device.

Physical activity is measured by means of a pair of accelerometers embedded in band aids placed on the thigh and on the chest. The measurement is continuous and data is uploaded to a secure internet-server. Summaries of physical activity (bedrest, sitting, standing, walking) is computed and can be displayed on a mobile device (tablet) through a dedicated application.

The study will be conducted as a controlled cohort study in a large tertiary public hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark. Patients admitted to Department of Respiratory Medicine will be included and will have their physical activity measured during hospitalisation. Half of the cohort will receive visual feedback about the amount of physical activity from a mobile device placed on the bed table.

A total of 108 patients will be included resulting in 6 periods of 18 patients each.

Enrollment: 96 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Is admitted to the Department of Respiratory Medicine
2. Has signed informed consent
3. Reads and speaks Danish

Exclusion criteria

1. Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, makes the person unfit for participation
2. Has allergy towards band aid

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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96 participants in 2 patient groups

Visual feedback of physical activity

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in the exposure cohort will receive usual hospital care and continuous measurement of physical activity by sensors collecting physical activity level during hospitalisation AND a monitor placed at their bedside that displays information about their physical activity level, in terms of time spent bedridden, sitting, standing and walking. This information will be visible to the health personnel, the patients and their relatives.

Treatment:

Device: Visual feedback of physical activity

Device: Measurement of physical activity

No feedback of physical activity

Active Comparator group

Description:

The participants in the non-exposure cohort will receive usual hospital care and continuous measurement of physical activity by sensors collecting physical activity level during hospitalisation. No visual feedback is provided.

Treatment:

Device: No feedback of physical activity

Device: Measurement of physical activity