Objective physical activity assessment in patients with moderate to very severe CHF or COPD: a validation study

Completed

Conditions: Chronic heart failure
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Registration Number: NL-OMON35065

Lead Sponsor: Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

CHF patients: diagnosed with CHF by one of the medical doctors of Ciro
COPD: diagnosed with COPD by one of the medical doctors of Ciro
Healthy subjects: reported to have no medical problems.

Exclusion Criteria

Unable to walk

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Study A (5 healthy students):<br /><br>-Time spent in weight bearing postures, non-weight bearing postures and<br /><br>movement-related activity assessed by DAAFBtrunk and DAAFBleg compared to a<br /><br>standardized protocol.<br /><br><br /><br>Study B (5 CHF and 5 COPD patients)<br /><br>-Time spent in weight bearing postures, non-weight bearing postures and<br /><br>movement-related activity assessed by DAAFBtrunk, DAAFBleg and patients*<br /><br>estimation compared to video recordings. Patients will be asked to continue<br /><br>their normal daily activities during the measurements.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Study A (5 healthy students):<br /><br>-Subject*s movement intensity (accelerations measured by DAAFBtrunk, DAAFBleg)<br /><br>at five different walking speeds (1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, 5.5 and 6.5 km/h) on a<br /><br>treadmill.<br /><br>-Date of birth, gender, weight and length</p><br>