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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

NCT05096819 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 67

Last updated 2025-07-22

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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.

Conditions

  • Pulmonary Hypertension

Interventions

OTHER

Patients Using the 6MWT App in the Community

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

OTHER

Volunteers for 6MWT distance comparison

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Malmö University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Elizabeth Orchard, MA, MBBS, FRCP · Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-09-01
Primary Completion
2023-09-01
Completion
2023-10-06

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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