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A study to test a smartphone app to monitor disability in patients attending hospital for a six minute walk test

Not Applicable
Conditions
Disability
Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation
Registration Number
ACTRN12618000772246
Lead Sponsor
The University of Adelaide
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

•Aged > 18 years
•Own a smartphone that has an accelerometer and reports GPS data.
•Consent to installing our app on their phone, and leaving it on their phone for 2 months.
•Perform a 6MWT in clinic with no adverse effects and without the need to stop.

Exclusion Criteria

•Refusal of consent
•Inability to complete a 6MWT
•Not able to be followed-up at 5 days.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To assess the reliability of 6MWT distance recorded by a smartphone app in a remote environment. We will compare the distance walked between the two in clinic tests, calculating lins concordance coefficient and performing Bland-Altman analysis. We will assess for reliability by comparing the three walk tests performed during the 5 day study period[over 5 days following clinic appointment]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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